In the 11th-13th centuries, on the site of today’s village, about 300 meters from the village, there was an Iron Age settlement that belonged to the Wolyn people. In the 11th century, the settlement of Zditow, belonging to the Turow-Pinsk diocese and, consequently, to the principality, is believed to have been located in the aforementioned territory.
It has been known in written sources since 1793, in the Chomsk County, Brest Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
The village is mentioned in documents from 1769 as part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire in the Kobryn district, Slonim district, from 1797 in the Lithuanian district, and from 1801 in the Grodno province. The village on Schubert’s map of 1832:
Also on the military-topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863:
In 1858, the village was the center of the rural community in the Drohiczyn volost.
The village was established in 1960 during the liquidation of farmsteads and other small settlements. The first settlers were residents of the Rowiny colony (in 1959 in the Starosielsk village council). In 1970, there were 183 residents in the Drohiczyn village council. In 1995, there were 86 households and 251 residents.
The village on Google Maps in 2025:
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