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Village Suboty

The village has been known from written sources since the 16th century under two names: 2nd Torokany, Mala Torokan, Czykin in the Troki Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It has been known under the name Suboty since the last quarter of the 18th century.

Since 1795, it has been part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn district of the Slonim province, since 1797 in the Lithuanian province, and since 1801 in the Grodno province. In 1793-1797, a brick church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was built in the center of the village. The village on Schubert’s map of 1832:

Shuert 1832

The village is also shown on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863:

WTKRI 1846-1863

In 1858, the village in the Imienin volost, Kobryn district, part of the Brodek rural community, had 161 registered souls (state peasants), former subjects of the Torokansky Monastery. In 1886, there were 15 households and 173 inhabitants, a church, and a school. In 1905, there were 302 inhabitants. The village on the one-verst map:

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Also on the three-verst map:

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From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 18 households and 105 inhabitants. The village on the German military map kdwr:

kdwr

Also on the Polish map WIG:

WIG

From 1939, it was part of the Belarus SSR, in the Imienin volost, Drohiczyn district, with 52 households and 300 inhabitants, and a primary school. From October 12, 1940, it was in the Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. The village on the Red Army map:

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During the Great Patriotic War, 17 residents of the village died, 14 of them at the front. In 1949, the Micziryn collective farm was established, chaired by M.T. Kisiel. Since 1954, it has been located in the Brest region. In 1959, the village was part of the Braszewicze village council and had 292 residents. In 1970, there were 268 residents, and in 1995, there were 68 households and 153 residents.

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