Village Jamnik

Date: 2025-10-07    |    Tags: Jamnik

The village on Schubert's 1832 map:

Schubert map 1832
Schubert map, 1832

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

Military topographic map 1846-1863
Military topographic map of the Russian Empire, 1846–1863

In 1858, the village was in the Wolowiel volost, a gmina center in the Kobryn district, Grodno province, part of the Ludwinovo estate, which belonged to Kalikst Orzeszko. It had 54 revision souls (state-owned peasants). In 1890, together with the village of Galik, it comprised 13 dessiatinas of land. In 1905, the population was 127. The village on the one-verst map:

One-verst map of Jamnik
One-verst map

Also on the three-verst map:

Three-verst map of Jamnik
Three-verst map

From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, in the Wolowiel Gmina, Drohiczyn District, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 16 households and 74 residents. In 1930, there were 25 households. The village on the German military map kdwr:

German military map kdwr
German military map (kdwr)

Also on the Polish map WIG:

Polish WIG map of Jamnik
Polish WIG map

From December 4, 1939, it was part of the Belarus SSR, in the Wolowiel Volost, Drohiczyn District, Brest Region. From October 12, 1940, it was part of the Osipowicze Village Council. The village on the Red Army map:

Red Army map of Jamnik
Red Army (RKKA) map

During the Great Patriotic War, on June 25, 1942, partisans defeated a Nazi detachment near the Dnieper-Bug Canal and burned a barge. In 1943, the Nazis burned 28 households and killed six village residents. In 1960, the village had 95 residents, in 1970 – 139 residents, and in 1995 – 14 households and 27 residents.

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