Strunje ( Belor. Strunne ) is a village in the Polotsk district of the Vitebsk region of Belarus , in the Solonik village council . The population is 101 people (2009) [1] .
| Village | |
| String | |
|---|---|
| Strunne | |
| A country | |
| Region | Vitebsk region |
| Area | Polotsk district |
| Village Council | Soloniki Village Council |
| History and Geography | |
| Population | |
| Population | 101 people ( 2009 ) |
Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 History
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Geography
The village adjoins the southeastern outskirts of Polotsk , in fact being its suburb. Strunje is located 7 km east of St. Sophia Cathedral . The railway line Polotsk - Vitebsk passes through the village, but there is no platform in the village itself, the nearest Sosnitsa station is 2 km to the west. Also through the village passes the highway Polotsk - Obol . The Western Dvina flows a kilometer south of the village.
History
The first mention of Strunje in the sources dates back to 1552, the village is mentioned in the Polotsk revision, but there is no doubt that it was founded much earlier [2] .
The inventory of 1614 mentions that the Strunje estate belonged to the princes of the Radziwills , but already in 1618 Strunje was the property of the Uniate archbishop of Polotsk, Josaphat Kuntsevich . Since that time, the Strunje estate with all the adjoining lands belonged to the Polatsk Uniate bishops and gradually turned into their residence, first summer, and then permanent. The estate provided food for the Polotsk Basilian monastery, and later theological seminary [2] .
Around 1749, the construction of a large three-story brick building of the archbishop's residence on the banks of the Dvina River was completed [3] . At the end of the 18th century the Holy Cross Exaltation Church was built [2] .
As a result of the second division of the Commonwealth (1793), Strunje became part of the Russian Empire. The residence of the Uniate bishops operated until 1833, when the last Uniate bishop, Y. Martusevich, passed away. In the same year, the Orthodox Polotsk diocese was created, and the Uniates, under pressure from the authorities, were transferred to Orthodoxy. In 1839, the estate of the Uniate archbishops and all property in Strunje were seized by the state, the Holy Cross Exaltation Church became Orthodox. In the middle of the XIX century, the building of the former residence was converted into a prison, which was located here until 1918 [2] .
Since 1906 - the volost center. In 1936 the building of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross was demolished, the remains of the residence of the Polotsk archbishops were also completely lost [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Census results
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Gіstoryya Strunі
- ↑ 1 2 Website “Globe of Belarus”