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Village Misiowce

The village is mentioned in 1778, with five farms, part of the Drohiczyn County, with 30 residents. From 1791, it was part of the Kobrнn County, Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire, Kobrнn County, Slonim, from 1797 Lithuanian, and from 1801 Grodno Province. Our village on Schubert’s map for 1826-1840:

szubert 1826-1840

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

WTKRI 1846-1863

In 1858, in the Drohiczyn volost, Kobryn district, the village was a suburb of the town of Drphiczyn. Misiowce was part of the Sacha estate, owned by the landowner Wislouch, and had 7 revisor souls (state peasants). Later, the village was owned by the family of the landowner Stosza and had 18 revisor souls (state peasants). In 1890, the village of Misiowce in the Lipniki rural community is mentioned as having 601 dessiatines of land, with the estate belonging to the landowner Matwej Walaniejewicz, who owned 283 dessiatines of land. The Lipniki-Misiowce estate belonged to Mikhail Stosza, who owned 48 dessiatines of land. In 1905, the village of Misiowce had 73 inhabitants, and the estate had 50 inhabitants. In the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and Other Slavic Countries, Volume XV, Part 2, for 1895, Misiowce is mentioned as belonging to the Wolyncewicz family. The village on the one-verst map:

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Also on the three-verst map:

3-ka

From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, in the Drohiczyn gmina, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 6 households and 25 inhabitants. The village on the Polish WIG map:

WIG

From December 4, 1939, it was part of the Belarus SSR, in the Drohiczyn volost, Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. There were 33 households and 220 inhabitants. From January 15, 1940, it was part of the Drohiczyn district, and from October 12, 1940, it was part of the Lipniki village council. The village on the Red Army map:

RKKA

Also on the German kdwr map:

kdwr

Three residents of the village died in the Great Patriotic War. Since 1954, it has been part of the Brest region. Since 1960, it has been part of the Starosiels district, and since 1965, part of the Drohiczyn district. In 1960, there were 141 residents, in 1970 - 110 residents, in 1995 - 26 households and 59 residents.

References and information used in the material:

  • etomesto.ru
  • Encyclopedia “Garady i vyoski Belarusi”