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Village Gurka

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+ Date: 2024-09-24    |    + Tags: Gurka +
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The settlement is mentioned at different times under different names - Gorki, Gurka, Górka.

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Our village is marked on the map of 1832 under the name "Gorka".

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+ Map 1832 Gorka +
Map 1 — Map of 1832 (named "Gorka")
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There is also a mention of Gorki on the Schubert maps of 1864-1887.

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+ Schubert maps 1864-1887 +
Map 2 — Schubert maps (1864–1887)
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On Russian maps from the early 20th century, the village is called Gurka.

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+ Russian map early XX century +
Map 3 — Russian map (early XX century)
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In a document from 1905, about the population of the Russian Empire with more than 500 inhabitants, Gurki is mentioned with a total population of 949 people, 470 males, 479 females.

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+ 1905 population document +
Document 4 — Population record (1905)
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During the II Rzeczpospolita, the village of Górka still existed, which is confirmed by maps.

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On Polish maps before 1919, the village is abolished under the name of Górka.

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+ Polish map before 1919 +
Map 5 — Polish map (before 1919)
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+ Polish map 1919-1939 +
Map 6 — Polish map (1919–1939)
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The situation with the parishes was as follows:

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After the communist power came to the territory of western Belarus, the name remained the same, and on July 10, 1940, the first collective farms were formed in the villages of Gurka and Osovtsy.

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According to information received from the chairman of the village executive committee, Gurka was last mentioned as a separate village in 1979.

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+ 1979 document +
Document 7 — Last mention as separate village (1979)
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Since 1980, Gurka has already been a part of Zakoziel.

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+ Area map with Zakoziel highlighted +
Map 8 — The area where Gurka is now located as part of Zakoziel is highlighted in blue.
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References and information used in the material

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