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Village Lesniki

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+ Date: 2025-07-16    |    + Tags: Lesniki +
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The settlement is known from written sources since the 16th century.

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Since 1795 it was a part of the Russian Empire, Grodno province. The village is marked on Schubert's map of 1826-1840:

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+ Schubert map 1826-1840 +
Map 1 — Schubert map (1826–1840)
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Also on the military topographical map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1863:

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Map 2 — Military topographic map of the Russian Empire (1846–1863)
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Also on a one-verst map:

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Map 3 — One-verst map
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On a three-verst map:

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Map 4 — Three-verst map
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In 1905 in Chomsk volost, Kobryn district, Grodno province. The village had 168 inhabitants.

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From 1921 to 1939 in Chomsk commune, Drohiczyn district, Poleskie voivodeship, Poland. In 1921 the village had 31 yards and 171 inhabitants. In the ethnic composition of the population of that period Belarusians accounted for 97.1%, Jews - 2.9%. The confessional composition of the population was dominated by Orthodox Christians (97.1%) and Jews (2.9%). Village on the WIG map:

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Map 5 — Polish WIG map
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Since 04.12.1939 it was part of BSSR, in Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. The village in Chomsk region, there were 31 courtyards and 141 inhabitants. From 15.01.1940 in Drohiczyn raion, from 12.10.1949 in Niemierza village council. The village on the map of Red Army:

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Map 6 — Red Army (RKKA) map
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In the Great Patriotic War 30 inhabitants of the village died, 20 at the front. Since 1954 in Brest region. In 1960 there were 157 inhabitants, in 1970 - 158 inhabitants, in 1995 - 117 yards and 232 inhabitants. In 1977 the village was joined to the village of Sukacze.

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