Synkavichy

Synkavichy (Belarusian: Сы́нкавічы) is a village in Belarus. It is located in the Zelva District of Grodna Region.

Synkavichy

Сынкавічы
Synkavichy
Location of Synkavichy, shown within Belarus
Coordinates: 53°07′11″N 25°09′16″E
Country
Subdivision		Belarus
Grodno Region
Population
 (2010)
 • Total34
Time zoneUTC+3 (EET)
Area code(s)+375 1564

The village is famous for its fortified church of Saint Michael.

Name

Traditional name of the village is Synkóvichy,[1] but it was changed in 1960s due to russification.[2]

History

The village is mentioned for the first time in connection with the church of St. Michael so it was founded roughly at the end of the 15th or at the beginning of the 16th century. Some scholars still think that the early 15th century is more probable. In that case the village was founded in the times of Vitaut.

Until the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Synkavichy was a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Then it became a part of the Russian Empire and stayed there until the World War I. Between wars it ended up in the Second Polish Republic and after the World War 2 was returned to Belarusian SSR and was included into Zielva District, now Belarus.

References
  1. Ткачоў М. Замкі Беларусі. — Менск: «Полымя», 1977. С. 67.
  2. Чыгрын С. Зэльвенская вёска Сынковічы: учора і сёння // Новы Час, 17 лютага 2013 г.


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