Zhirmuny, Belarus
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Zhirmuny
Zhirmuny ' onMouseout='HidePop("24395")' href="/topics/Voranava_District">Voranava District
, Hrodna Province
(voblast) of Belarus
, 16 kilometres from the Lithuania–Belarus border.
The place is first mentioned in chronicles of the 15th century when it was the property of the Butrim family. In 1437 a church was established by the merchant Wojciech Kuciuk. In 1513 it became the property of Field Hetman
Jerzy Radziwiłł. In the 17th century it was transferred to the Zawisza
family and in 1624 Jan Zawisza build a new church which burned down in the middle of the century. In the early 18th century the village reverted to the Radziwiłłs and was granted town privileges
by Polish king August II. In 1788 another church was established, the St. Cross Church, which was designed by Jan Podczaszyński, father of the famous Polish architect Karol Podczaszyński
, who was also born in the village. This church survives to this day.
Zhirmuny ' onMouseout='HidePop("24395")' href="/topics/Voranava_District">Voranava District
Voranava District
Voranava district is a district in Western Belarus, in Hrodna Province. Its administrative center is the town of Voranava.-Demography:Ethnic composition:* Poles - 83%* Belarusians - 10.5%* Lithuanians and others comprise the rest....
, Hrodna Province
Hrodna Voblast
Hrodna Voblast or Grodno Oblast is a voblast in northwestern Belarus.The capital - Grodno is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of...
(voblast) of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, 16 kilometres from the Lithuania–Belarus border.
The place is first mentioned in chronicles of the 15th century when it was the property of the Butrim family. In 1437 a church was established by the merchant Wojciech Kuciuk. In 1513 it became the property of Field Hetman
Hetman
Hetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita....
Jerzy Radziwiłł. In the 17th century it was transferred to the Zawisza
Zawisza
Zawisza or Záviš - is a Slavic name which contains word "zawiść/záviš" - envy, jelousy and may refer to:* Zawisza Czarny , a famous Polish medieval knight and diplomat...
family and in 1624 Jan Zawisza build a new church which burned down in the middle of the century. In the early 18th century the village reverted to the Radziwiłłs and was granted town privileges
Magdeburg rights
Magdeburg Rights or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted by a local ruler. Modelled and named after the laws of the German city of Magdeburg and developed during many centuries of the Holy Roman Empire, it was...
by Polish king August II. In 1788 another church was established, the St. Cross Church, which was designed by Jan Podczaszyński, father of the famous Polish architect Karol Podczaszyński
Karol Podczaszynski
Karol Podczaszyński was a Polish-Lithuanian architect, a representative of the neoclassical architecture and a professor of the Imperial University of Vilna, as well as one of the pioneers of industrial design....
, who was also born in the village. This church survives to this day.