Dzyarechyn Explained

Dzyarechyn
Settlement Type:Agrotown
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Coordinates:53.2469°N 24.9197°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Grodno Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Zelva District
Area Total Km2:2.33
Population Total:495
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3
Postal Code:231952
Area Code:+375-1564

Dzyarechyn (Belarusian: Дзярэчын|Dziarečyn; Russian: Деречин|Derechin; Polish: Dereczyn) is an agrotown in Zelva District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Dzyarechyn rural council (selsoviet).[1]

History

Dereczyn was a private town, owned by the Kopoczewicz, Połubiński and Sapieha families,[2] administratively located in the Słonim County in the Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1629, Konstanty Połubiński with his wife Zofia founded a Dominican monastery, whereas the Sapiehas built a palace in 1786.[2]

Prior to World War II, it was part of Nowogródek Voivodeship in Poland. In the 1921 census, 60.0% people declared Polish nationality, 33.9% people declared Jewish nationality, and 6.2% declared Belarusian nationality.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Деречинский сельисполком . Зельвенский районный исполнительный комитет . ru-RU . 29 April 2017.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I. 1880. pl. Warszawa. 960.
  3. Book: . Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część I. 1923. pl. Warszawa. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 60.