Village Korsunie

Date: 2025-07-08    |    Tags: Korsunie

In written sources it was mentioned as an estate in 1749, in Brest voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

From 1795 it was a part of the Russian Empire, Kobryn district, Slonim, from 1797 Lithuanian, from 1801 Grodno province. In 1812 on Napoleon's map, Korsunie was marked as a village and estate:

Napoleon map 1812
Map 1 — Napoleon's map (1812)

The village on Schubert's map of 1826-1840:

Schubert map 1826-1840
Map 2 — Schubert map (1826–1840)

The village is marked on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire 1846-1863: Schubert link:

Military topographic map 1846-1863
Map 3 — Military topographic map of the Russian Empire (1846–1863)

In 1858 the village, manor in Pierkowicze parish, Kobryn district, Grodno province. There were 187 revision souls (state villagers) in the village within the Korsunts estate. In the Korsunts estate, which belonged to Kazimir Jagmin - 444 revision souls. In 1890 the village of Korsunie, the center of the village community, had 379 dessiatinas of land, of which 233 were suitable. In addition, the owners owned 35 dessiatinas of land, the estate owned 1700 dessiatinas, 405 of which were suitable. The village is on the map in one-turn:

One-verst map
Map 4 — One-verst map

The village on the map in triplicate:

Three-verst map
Map 5 — Three-verst map

In 1905 the village and the manor were in Wolowiel parish, there were 403 inhabitants in the village and 49 inhabitants in the manor. There was a working parochial school.

In the archive of the RGIA there is a record, F. 899 Op. 1 Д. 440, extreme dates: 1897 - 1915:

Notifications of the State Noble Land Bank on the appointment of the estates Zakoziel, Belin, Korsunie, Wolowiel and others. Kobryn u. Grodno province. to be sold at public auction for debts and their withdrawal from the auction.

There is also a second entry, F. 899 Op. 1 Д. 455, extreme dates: 1900 - 1902:

Documents on the acquisition of gr. Bobrynski (née Polowcewa) NA from Belizo DD estate Korsunie Kobrynsky u. Grodno province, including extracts from the serf's book of the Grodno notarial archives on the fulfillment of the bill of sale, peace petitions (2) and receipts of peasants on the receipt of the deposit, etc. The documents include the documents on the purchase of the estate Korsunie.

From 1921 to 1939 it was part of Poland, in Wolowiel commune, Drohiczyn district, Polesie voivodeship. In 1921 there were 14 households and 121 inhabitants. The village is on the Polish WIG map:

Polish WIG map
Map 6 — Polish WIG map

From 04.12.1939 in the BSSR, Wolowiel parish, Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. Korsunie village - 74 yards and 290 inhabitants. Korsunie colony - 25 households and 96 inhabitants. From 15.01.1940 in Antopol district, Brest region. From 12.10.1940 in Golowczyce village council, the village of 386 inhabitants; former manor - 124 inhabitants. The village is on the map of the Red map:

Red Army map
Map 7 — Red Army (RKKA) map

The village on the German map kdwr:

German KDWR map
Map 8 — German KDWR map

During the Great Patriotic War 15 inhabitants of the village died, 14 on the front. Since 1959 in Perwomajsk village council, Drohichyn district, there were 216 inhabitants. In 1970 in Antopol village council, 137 yards and 363 inhabitants. There is an elementary school, there is a Russian cemetery of World War I soldiers.

Cemetery photo
Photo 9 — Russian cemetery of World War I soldiers

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