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Village Perespa

It is mentioned in written sources as a village in 1663, in the Pinsk district, Brest province, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It belonged to the sub-chamberlain of the Pinsk district, royal captain Jan Karol Dolski. At the end of the 18th century, the village was part of the Chomsk county. According to the 1793 inventory, there were 11 households and 64 inhabitants in the village. From 1791, it was part of the Kobryn County.

From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn County, Slonim County, from 1797 in the Lithuanian County, and from 1801 in the Grodno Governorate. Our village is marked on Schubert’s map from 1826-1840:

Szubert 1826-1840

It is also marked on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire from 1846-1863:

WTKRI 1846-1863

In 1860, there were 127 registered souls (state peasants) in the village, who belonged to the Chomsk estate of landowner Sigizmund Puslowski. In 1905, the village had 274 inhabitants. During World War I, the village was burned down. The village on the one-verst map:

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And on the three-verst map:

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From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, in the Chomsk gmina, Drohiczyn County, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, the village had 39 households and 221 inhabitants. In terms of ethnic composition, Poles made up 84.6% of the population at that time, and Belarusians made up 15.4%. In terms of religious affiliation, Orthodox Christians (91.4%), Baptists (5.9%), Jews (2.3%), and Catholics (0.4%) predominated. The village on the Polish WIG map:

WIG

From December 4, 1940, as part of the Belarus SSR, in the Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region, the village had 58 households and 329 inhabitants. From January 15, 1940, in the Drohiczyn district, and from October 12, 1949, in the Niemierza village council, there was an elementary school. The village on the Red Army map:

RKKA

Also on the German military map kdwr:

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During the Great Patriotic War, 14 residents of the village were killed, 9 of them at the front. In 1960, there were 353 residents, in 1970, 346 residents, and in 1995, 77 households and 131 residents.

References and materials used in the post:

  • Cities and villages of Belarus, Brest region
  • etomest.ru
  • wikipedia.org