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Village Wólka

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The village of Wólka was first mentioned in the 2nd half of the 17th century as a village in the Pinsk district, Brest voivodeship. The village belonged to the sub-county of the Pinsk district, of the royal captain Jan Karol Dolski, as part of the Chomsk estate. It was mentioned in 1663, in connection with the “raid” and robbery by soldiers of the choir of the Mozyr sub-county of Abuchowicz.

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In 1793 the village was a part of Chomsk county (Wólka Simonowska), had 62 houses, 421 inhabitants. From 1795 it was a part of the Russian Empire, Kobryn district, Slonim, from 1797 Lithuanian, from 1801 Grodno province. In 1858 the village of Wólka was the center of the Wolianska rural municipality, part of the Chomsk estate of the landlords Puslowski. It was a part of Chomsk parish, Kobryn district, and had 293 revision souls. The village was marked on the military-topographic map of the Russian Empire in 1846-1866:

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+ Military topographic map 1846-1866 +
Military topographic map of the Russian Empire, 1846–1866
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In 1890 the village community owned 710 dessiatines of land, 237 suitable. In 1905 the village had 693 inhabitants. During the First World War the village was burned down. The village was marked on the one-verst map:

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+ One-verst map of Wólka +
One-verst map
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Also on the three-verst map:

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+ Three-verst map of Wólka +
Three-verst map
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From 1921 to 1939 it was part of Poland, Chomsk Commune, Drohiczyn District, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921 the village had 50 yards, 309 inhabitants (all Orthodox). The village on the WIG map:

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+ Polish WIG map of Wólka +
Polish WIG map
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Since 1939, the village is part of the BSSR, in Chomsk parish, Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. There were 170 households, 813 inhabitants. From 15 January 1940 the village was included in Drohiczyn district, from 12 October 1940 it was the center of Wólka village council; there was an elementary school. The village on the Red Army map:

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+ Red Army map of Wólka +
Red Army (RKKA) map
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During the Great Patriotic War 32 inhabitants of the village died, 18 of them died at the front. In 1949 the collective farm named after A.V. Suvorov was founded (chairman of the collective farm V.R. Kruk). Since 1954 in Brest region. In 1960 the village had 361 inhabitants, in 1970 – 520 inhabitants, in 1995 – 172 yards and 419 inhabitants.

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