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+<h1>Village Seliszcze</h1>
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+ <strong>Date:</strong> 2025-08-19 &nbsp;&nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Tags:</strong> Seliszcze
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+<p>
+The Russian State Historical Archive has a record about the village of Seliszcze. F. 379 Op. 4 D. 352, dates: May 4, 1814 - June 26, 1814:
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+
+<blockquote>
+Case concerning the allocation of land to peasants in the village of Seliszcze.
+</blockquote>
+
+<p>
+This fund contains information about state forests, forestry, and a description of landowners' lands in the Western Region. It is possible that this record refers to our village. However, full confirmation requires archival verification.
+</p>
+
+<p>The village on Schubert's map from 1826-1840:</p>
+<figure>
+ <img src="/image/seliszcze/1.png" alt="Schubert map 1826-1840">
+ <figcaption>Map 1 — Schubert map (1826–1840)</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>Also on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire (1846-1863):</p>
+<figure>
+ <img src="/image/seliszcze/2.png" alt="WTKRI map 1846-1863">
+ <figcaption>Map 2 — Military topographic map (1846–1863)</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+The RGIA archive contains a record of land redemption from M.V. Winter (1865–1872) in the estate of Seliszcze or Zareczka:
+</p>
+
+<blockquote>
+Case of the redemption of land plots from M.V. Winter by temporarily obligated peasants in the estate of Seliszcze or Zareczka (Grodno Province), June 7, 1865 - August 22, 1872.
+</blockquote>
+
+<p>Written sources also mention the estate in 1890 in Osowiec volost, Kobryn district, Grodno province.</p>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="/image/seliszcze/3.png" alt="One-verst map">
+ <figcaption>Map 3 — One-verst map</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="/image/seliszcze/4.png" alt="Three-verst map">
+ <figcaption>Map 4 — Three-verst map</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+From 1921 to 1939 it was part of Poland, in Osowiec gmina, Drohiczyn district, Polesie Voivodeship. In the 1930s there were 2 households.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Also on the German military map (KDWR):
+</p>
+
+<figure>
+ <img src="/image/seliszcze/5.png" alt="KDWR map">
+ <figcaption>Map 5 — KDWR map</figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+From 1939 it became part of the Belarus SSR. The colony had about 40 inhabitants. During WWII, partisan activity was recorded in the area of the Dnieper-Bug Canal.
+</p>
+
+<div class="references">
+ <h2>References and materials used in the post</h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Cities and villages of Belarus, Brest region</li>
+ <li>etomest.ru</li>
+ <li>wikipedia.org</li>
+ <li>RGIA archives</li>
+ </ul>
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