Village Raszyn

Date: 2025-08-13    |    Tags: Raszyn

Written sources mention a church in 1588, 1634, and 1640 (Information from the book Cities and Villages of Belarus).

From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn district of the Slonim province, from 1797 in the Lithuanian province, and from 1801 in the Grodno province. The village on Schubert's map shows two settlements: Raszyn (Rasen) Stary and Nowy, which later merged into one village on the site of Stary Raszyn.

Schubert map 1826-1840
Map 1 — Schubert map (1826–1840)
Military topographic map 1846-1863
Map 2 — Military topographic map of the Russian Empire (1846–1863)

In 1858, the village was the center of the rural community in the Ziolowo volost, Kobryn district, as part of the Ziolowo estate of landowner Maria Dolgorukowa. There were 133 registered souls (state peasants). In 1905, there were 343 inhabitants.

One-verst map
Map 3 — One-verst map
Three-verst map
Map 4 — Three-verst map

From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, in the Ziolowo gmina, Kobryn County, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 21 households and 93 inhabitants. In the 1930s, there were 31 households.

WIG map
Map 5 — Polish WIG map

From 1939, it was part of the Belarus SSR. From January 15, 1940, it was part of the Antopol District, Brest Region. From October 12, 1940, it was part of the Detkowicze Village Council and had 148 inhabitants.

RKKA map
Map 6 — Red Army (RKKA) map

During the Great Patriotic War, 13 residents of the village were killed, 10 of them at the front. Since 1959, it has been part of the Drohizyn District, Brest Region. In 1970, there were 152 residents, and in 1995, there were 35 households and 71 residents.

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