• History of settlements

    BARAVOYE, BOROVOYE

    There is reason to believe that this settlement already existed in the 15th century. For instance, on May 31, 1412, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas, granted his entire Ubarć* domain with all its villages and possessions (without listing them) to Vilnius Bishop Mikalaj (Nicholas) and his successors. The hearth tax register from Ubarć “in the Kyiv powiat (district)” for 1581 only outlines this volost (district) as consisting of 10 villages, which are fully listed in the 1763 inventory of the Ubarć estate, and among them is the village of Baravoye. According to the testimony of local residents, the old…

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    ASYANSKOYE, OSENSKOYE

    1850 (1866): Asinets (“Osinets”), a settlement (zastsionak), by the Ubarts river. 10 households.1855, September 27: Asinske (“Osinski”), a settlement.1864: Asinets (“Osinets”), a settlement in Mazyr district, on the 40th verst of the Ubarts river from the border of Novohrad-Volynskyi district.1867: Asenskiya (“Osenskiye”), a khutor. 7 versts (approx. 7.5 km) from the Lyelchitsy church and 49 versts (approx. 52.3 km) from the Petrykau church. 33 Orthodox; 27 native Catholics, 3 households.1879: Asyanskoye (“Osenskoye”), a village in the parish of the Lyelchitsy church.1886: “Osenskoye”, a village. 6 versts (approx. 6.4 km) from the parish church in Lyelchitsy. 3.5 households, 14 male and…

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    ALYAKSEYEUKA, ALEKSEYEVKA

    1909: Alyakseyeuka, a khutor (hamlet) in Buinavichy volost. 35 versts (approx. 37.3 km) from the volost center, 18 versts (approx. 19.2 km) from the post office in Lyelchitsy. 3 households, 16 inhabitants.1921: Alyakseyeuka (“Alekseyevka”), a khutor in Buinavichy volost. 40 versts (approx. 42.6 km) from the volost center, 20 versts (approx. 21.3 km) to the railway station Slovechna. 4 households, 19 inhabitants (8 male and 11 female): 19 Belarusians. It does not exist now.The oikonym Alyakseyeuka is of patronymic origin – derived from the personal name Alyaksey (Aleksey) or his clan, possibly the owner’s (Alyakseyev khutor, later – Alyakseyeuka).

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    ALYAKSANDRAUKA, ALEKSANDROVKA

    1909: Alyaksandrauka, a khutor (hamlet) in Buinavichy volost. 7 versts (approx. 7.5 km) from the volost center, 28 versts (approx. 29.9 km) from the post office in Lyelchitsy. 10 households, 38 inhabitants. It does not exist now.The oikonym Alyaksandrauka is of patronymic origin – derived from the personal name Alyaksandr (Alexander) or surnames derived from it (family/clan); possibly from the name of the khutor’s owner.

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    AL’KHOVAYA, OL’KHOVAYA

    1897: Al’khovaya (“Ol’khovaya”), a khutor (hamlet) in Buinavichy volost, on peasant land. Adjacent to the khutor Al’khovaya. 7 households, 43 inhabitants (20 male and 23 female).1909: Al’khovaya Novaya (New Al’khovaya), a khutor in Buinavichy volost. 1 verst (approx. 1.07 km) from the khutor Al’khovaya Staraya (Old Al’khovaya), 24 versts (approx. 25.6 km) from the volost center, 11 versts (approx. 11.7 km) from the post office in Lyelchitsy. 2 households, 15 inhabitants.1917: Al’khovaya-Novaya (“Ol’khovaya-Novaya”), a khutor in Buinavichy volost. 37 versts (approx. 39.5 km) from the volost center. 1 household, 7 inhabitants (4 male and 3 female): 7 Belarusians. It does…

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    AZYARETS, OZERETS

    1897: Novy Azyarets (“New Ozerets”), a khutor (hamlet) in Buinavichy volost (administrative unit), by a small lake. 5 households, 31 inhabitants (14 male and 17 female).1898: Azyarets (“Ozerets”), a khutor. A tar or pitch factory owned by Adam Lapushynski.1909: Azyarets, a khutor in Buinavichy volost. 5 versts (approx. 5.3 km) from the volost center, 25 versts (approx. 26.7 km) from the post office in Lyelchitsy. 10 households, 48 inhabitants.1917: Azyarets (“Ozerets”), a khutor in Buinavichy volost. 3 versts (approx. 3.2 km) from the volost center. 12 households, 70 inhabitants (34 male and 36 female): 33 Belarusians, 37 Poles.1925: Azyarets (“Ozerets”),…