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Village Pihasy

Pigas is mentioned in 1777, in the Radogoszcz volost, Brest Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

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

Шуберт 1826-1840

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

WTKRI 1846-1863

In 1858, the village was in the Drohiczyn volost, the center of the rural community, and had 231 revisor souls (state peasants). In 1890, the community owned 1,094 dessiatines of land, of which 596 were suitable for cultivation. The Pihasy belonged to the landowner Kazimierz Jagmin. In 1905, there were 438 inhabitants. The village on the one-verst map:

1-ka

Also on the three-verst map:

3-ka

From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland. The village was located in the Drohiczyn gmina, Drohiczyn powiat, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 32 households and 130 inhabitants, 124 of whom were Orthodox Christians. The village on the Polish WIG map:

WIG

From December 4, 1939, it was part of the Belarus SSR, in the Drohiczyn County, Pinsk Region. From January 15, 1940, it was part of the Drohiczyn District, and from October 12, 1940, it was part of the Lipniki Village Council. In 1939, there were 93 households and 686 inhabitants. The village on the Red Army map:

RKKA

Also on the German kdwr map:

kdwr

During the Great Patriotic War, 10 residents of the village died at the front. Since 1954, it has been part of the Brest region. Since 1960, the village has been part of the Starosielki village council, with a population of 395. Since 1965, it has been part of the Drohiczyn village council. In 1970, there were 342 residents, and in 1995, there were 93 households and 161 residents.

References and materials used in the post:

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