Village Pihanowicze

Date: 2025-08-07    |    Tags: Pihanowicze

It is mentioned in written sources in 1694 in the Brest County of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. From 1791, it was part of the Kobryn County.

From 1795, it became part of the Russian Empire. The village is shown on Schubert’s map (1826–1840):

Schubert map 1826-1840
Map 1 — Schubert map (1826–1840)

Also on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire (1846–1863):

Military map 1846-1863
Map 2 — Military topographic map (1846–1863)

In 1858, the village was part of the Korsun estate. There were 257 registered souls. In 1905, there were 515 inhabitants.

The village on the one-verst map:

One-verst map
Map 3 — One-verst map

Also on the three-verst map:

Three-verst map
Map 4 — Three-verst map

From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland. In 1921, there were 34 households and 192 inhabitants.

WIG map
Map 5 — Polish WIG map

From 1939, part of the Belarus SSR. In 1940, there were 107 households and 566 residents.

RKKA map
Map 6 — Red Army (RKKA) map
KDWR map
Map 7 — KDWR map

During World War II, 24 residents of the village died fighting against fascism.

Population: 176 (1960), 415 (1970), 210 (1995).

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