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Village Markowicze

The village on Schubert’s map of 1826-1840:

szubert 1826-1840

Also the village on the military topographical map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863:

WTKRI 1846-1863

The village was mentioned in written sources in 1858, as a village center of the rural community, in Chomsk volost, Kobryn district, Grodno province, Russian Empire. It belonged to the estate Czernejewicze of the landlord Zijalkowski. There were 173 revision souls (state villagers). In 1890 the villagers of the community had 387 dessiatinas of land in possession, of which 258 dessiatinas were usable. In 1905 there were 336 inhabitants, there was an elementary school. In 1917-19 there was a Ukrainian elementary school with 60 pupils, the teacher was S. Kajdanow. The village is on the map:

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Also on the map in triplicate:

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From 1921 to 1939 it was a part of Poland. In Chomsk commune, Drohiczyn district, Poleskie voivodeship. In 1921 there were 386 inhabitants living in 74 houses. In the ethnic composition of the population of that period Belarusians made 92.7%, Jews - 5.7%, Poles - 1.6%. The confessional composition of the population was dominated by Orthodox Christians (94.3%). Polish WIG map:

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From 04.12.1939 it was part of BSSR, in Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region, a village in Chomsk volost. There were 97 households and 508 inhabitants, there was an elementary school. From 15.01.1940 in Drohiczyn district. From 12.10.1940 to 1954 in Zabierz village council. The village is on the map of Red Army:

RKKA

Also on the German map kdwr:

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In the Great Patriotic War 8 villagers died, 7 at the front. Since 1954 in Brest region. In 1959 there were 250 inhabitants. Since 1970 the village in Niemerza village council, the center of the collective farm “Markowicze”, 369 inhabitants, 8th school. In 1995 there were 84 households and 258 inhabitants.

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