Muravanka ( be, Мураванка) is a village in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
. It is located in the
Shchuchyn District
Shchuchyn District ( be, Шчучынскі раён) is a district (rajon) in Grodno Region, Belarus.
The administrative center is Shchuchyn.
Notable residents
* Vaclaŭ Ivanoŭski (also known as Vatslaw Ivanowski or Wacław Iwanowski) (1 ...
of
Grodno Region
Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast' ...
.
The village is famous for its
fortified church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Name
The village received its name after the brick walls of the church.
History
Since foundation in the 16th century Muravanka was a part of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state that existed from the 13th century to 1795, when the territory was partitioned among the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Habsburg Empire of Austria. The state was founded by Lit ...
. In 1795 the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...
was
partitioned between Russia, Prussia and Austria and the village became a part of the Russian Empire. After World War I it's a place in
Nowogródek Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic and after World War 2 it was returned to Belarus.
External links
Photos at Globus.TUT.by
Villages in Belarus
Populated places in Grodno Region
Shchuchyn District
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