Vowpa
Воўпа (
Belarusian) | |
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Coordinates: 53°22′08″N 24°22′18″E / 53.36889°N 24.37167°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Grodno Region |
District | Vawkavysk District |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
Vowpa [a] ( Belarusian: Воўпа; Polish: Wołpa; Russian: Вольпа, romanized: Volpa; Lithuanian: Volpos) is an agrotown in Vawkavysk District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus. [1] [2] It serves as the administrative center of Vowpa selsoviet. [3]
At various times it was either a royal town of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth or a private town of the Holszański and Sapieha families, [4] administratively located in the Wołkowysk County in the Nowogródek Voivodeship. It was often visited by King Stephen Bathory during his stays in nearby Grodno. [4] In 1643, Kazimierz Leon Sapieha received King Władysław IV Vasa in the town. [4]
The Wołpa Synagogue is located in the town, and is reputed to be the "most beautiful" of the wooden synagogues of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, [1] a "masterwork" of wooden architecture. [5]
In the interwar period, Wołpa, as it was known in Polish, was administratively located in the Grodno County in the Białystok Voivodeship of Poland. In the 1921 census, 59.9% people declared Polish nationality, 38.9% declared Jewish nationality and 1.2% declared Belarusian nationality. [6]
During World War II, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards.[ citation needed]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1886 | 1,634 | — |
1921 | 1,731 | +5.9% |
Source: [4] [6] |
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Vowpa
Воўпа (
Belarusian) | |
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Coordinates: 53°22′08″N 24°22′18″E / 53.36889°N 24.37167°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Grodno Region |
District | Vawkavysk District |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( MSK) |
Vowpa [a] ( Belarusian: Воўпа; Polish: Wołpa; Russian: Вольпа, romanized: Volpa; Lithuanian: Volpos) is an agrotown in Vawkavysk District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus. [1] [2] It serves as the administrative center of Vowpa selsoviet. [3]
At various times it was either a royal town of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth or a private town of the Holszański and Sapieha families, [4] administratively located in the Wołkowysk County in the Nowogródek Voivodeship. It was often visited by King Stephen Bathory during his stays in nearby Grodno. [4] In 1643, Kazimierz Leon Sapieha received King Władysław IV Vasa in the town. [4]
The Wołpa Synagogue is located in the town, and is reputed to be the "most beautiful" of the wooden synagogues of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, [1] a "masterwork" of wooden architecture. [5]
In the interwar period, Wołpa, as it was known in Polish, was administratively located in the Grodno County in the Białystok Voivodeship of Poland. In the 1921 census, 59.9% people declared Polish nationality, 38.9% declared Jewish nationality and 1.2% declared Belarusian nationality. [6]
During World War II, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards.[ citation needed]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1886 | 1,634 | — |
1921 | 1,731 | +5.9% |
Source: [4] [6] |
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