Village Horawica

Date: 2025-05-22    |    Tags: Horawica

As we can see on the map, there is nothing on the place of today's village.

Three-verst map
Map 1 — Three-verst map (no settlement)

But on the single-sheet map we can already see a settlement:

One-verst map
Map 2 — One-verst map (settlement appears)

From 1921 to 1939 as part of Poland, the village is marked on the WIG map:

Polish WIG map
Map 3 — Polish WIG map

It was part of the Lelików commune of Kamien-Koszyrski district, had 18 households.

Since 1939 it was a part of BSSR. From 15.01.1940 in Dywyn district, Brest region, from 12.10.1940 in Rodostow village council, there were 40 households, 177 inhabitants. The village is marked on the RKKA map:

Red Army map
Map 4 — Red Army (RKKA) map

During the Great Patriotic War in 1942 German invaders shot 30 inhabitants of the village. In the battles near the village died 39 Soviet soldiers and partisans, at the front 9 villagers died. Since 08.08.1959 in Drochiczyn district, Brest region. In 1960 the village had 478 inhabitants, in 1970 - 422 inhabitants, in 1995 - 76 yards, 228 inhabitants.

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