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Village Popina

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+ Date: 2025-08-06    |    + Tags: Popina +
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Popina is mentioned in 1522 in a deed of gift from Grand Duke Sigismund I the Old of Lithuania. The settlement is also recorded in 1580 documents mentioning the sale of lands and an existing Orthodox church.

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+ 1580 archival record +
Archival record — 1580 mention
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More details about the church can be found in the neighboring section Church in Popina.

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The settlement is also marked on a map from 1665:

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+ Map 1665 +
Map 2 — 1665 historical map
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From 1795 it became part of the Russian Empire. The village is shown on Schubert’s map (1826–1840):

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+ Schubert map 1826-1840 +
Map 3 — Schubert map (1826–1840)
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Also on the military topographic map of the Russian Empire (1846–1863):

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+ Military map 1846-1863 +
Map 4 — Military topographic map (1846–1863)
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In 1858, the village was the center of a rural community with 188 revision souls, a church, and a school. In 1905, there were 386 inhabitants.

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The village on the one-verst map:

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+ One-verst map +
Map 5 — One-verst map
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Also on the three-verst map:

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+ Three-verst map +
Map 6 — Three-verst map
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From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland. In 1922, a stone church was built.

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+ WIG map +
Map 7 — Polish WIG map
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From 1939, it became part of the Belarus SSR. The village is also shown on Soviet and German military maps.

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+ RKKA map +
Map 8 — Red Army (RKKA) map
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Map 9 — KDWR map
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During the Great Patriotic War, 22 residents were killed, and 17 did not return from the front.

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Population: 719 (1960), 235 (1970), 169 (1995).

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References and materials used in the post

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