Kamyen, Minsk Region Explained

Kamyen
Native Name:Камень
Native Name Lang:be
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belarus
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Minsk Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Valozhyn District
Coordinates:53.85°N 65°W
Pushpin Map:Belarus
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+3

Kamyen (be|Камень|Kamień; ru|Камень; pl|Kamień) is a village in Valozhyn District, Minsk Region, in central Belarus.

History

It was a possession of the Zabrzeziński and Dołmat Isajkowski noble families,[1] administrativaly located in the Minsk County in the Minsk Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

In the interbellum, Kamień was a town administratively located in the Nowogródek County in the Nowogródek Voivodeship of Poland. According to the 1921 Polish census, the population was 99.5% Polish and 0.5% Belarusian.[2]

Following the invasion of Poland in September 1939, Kamień was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944. On 14–15 May 1944, it was the place of a clash between Polish and Soviet partisans, won by the Poles.[3] In 1944, the settlement was re-occupied by the Soviet Union, which eventually annexed it from Poland in 1945.

Notes and References

  1. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom III. 1882. pl. Warszawa. 734.
  2. Book: . Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część I. 1923. pl. Warszawa. Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 73.
  3. Web site: Walka 1 kompanii I/78 pp AK (Zgrupowanie Stołpeckie) z partyzantką sowiecką w Kamieniu (pow. Stołpce) nocą 14/15 maja 1944 r.. IPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20151106190457/http://ipn.gov.pl/obep-warszawa/publikacje-internetowe-obep/walka-1-kompanii-i78-pp-ak-zgrupowanie-stolpeckie-z-partyzantka-sowiecka-w-ka. pl. Kazimierz Krajewski. 20 October 2024. 6 November 2015.