Village Wólka Rodowiecka

Date: 2025-05-20    |    Tags: Wólka Rodowiecka

The village was first mentioned in 1625 as Rudkowicze manor and courtyard, Pinsk district, Brest voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the property of Jerzy Terlecki.

From 1795 it was part of the Russian Empire, Kobryn district, Slonim district, from 1797 Lithuanian, from 1801 Grodno province. The village was shown on the military topographical map of the Russian Empire in 1846-1863:

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

In 1858 the village was a part of Wolowiel rural municipality and volost, in Kobryn district. It belonged to the Grudkowicze estate of the landowner Platon Rusecki. The village had 207 revision souls. In 1890 Wólka village community had 475 dessiatines of land, 202 of which were suitable. In 1905 the village had 432 inhabitants. The village is marked on the one-verst map:

One-verst map of Wólka Rodowiecka
One-verst map

Also on the three-verst map:

Three-verst map of Wólka Rodowiecka
Three-verst map

From 1921 to 1939 it was a part of Poland, a part of Wolowiel commune, Drohiczyn district, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921 there were 13 households, 72 inhabitants (Orthodox). The village is marked on the WIG map:

Polish WIG map of Wólka Rodowiecka
Polish WIG map

Since 4 December 1939 it was part of the BSSR, in Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. There were 74 households, 339 inhabitants. From 15 January 1940 in Drohiczyn district, from 12 October 1940 in Karolin village council. The village is marked on the Red Army map:

Red Army map of Wólka Rodowiecka
Red Army (RKKA) map

During the Great Patriotic War 25 inhabitants of the village died, 9 of them did not return from the front. Since 1954 it was included in Brest region. Since 1960 in Popina village council there were 352 inhabitants. In 1970 the village had 111 yards and 328 inhabitants. In 1995 there were 110 courtyards and 353 inhabitants.

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