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Lakhva. Barracks of Polish border guards.

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Belarus, Brest region, Luninetsky district, Lakhva.

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16.01.2025

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In the village of Lakhva, Luninets district, two stone buildings of the Polish border troops of the 1920s and 1930s have been preserved. The place has been known since the 15th century during the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After the partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century, it became part of the Russian Empire. After the Peace of Riga, from 1921 to 1939, he was a member of the Polish state. At that time, the headquarters of the Polesie Border Guard Corps brigade was located in Lakhva. The barracks buildings are built in an eclectic style.

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Latitude: 52.21349792
Longitude: 27.10175731

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Алег Дзьячкоу

16.01.2025

Lakhva. Barracks of Polish border guards.

The village of Lakhva, Luninets district, was first mentioned during the time of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1493. In the 16th century, it was part of the Novogrudok voivodeship of Novogrudok district.


At various times, the place belonged to the Grand Duke of Lithuania, the magnates Kishki, Radziwills and Wittgensteins. In the 17th century, a manor was built, and in the 18th century, a palace was erected. The Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity has been built since 1746.


After the second partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1793, the village became part of the Russian Empire. The Wittgensteins became the new owners. At the end of the 19th century, Lahva had 112 households, two churches, two synagogues, and several shops.


As a result of the war with Poland, the Peace of Riga was signed in 1921. Western Belarus became part of the Polish state. The village of Lakhva acquired the status of the gmina of Luninets district in the Polesie voivodeship. In the period 1925-1939, the headquarters of the Polesie Border Guard Corps brigade was located in Lakhva. The Fifth Brigade had its units not only in Lakhva, but also in Luninets, and its troops took part in the defense of the Polish border during the liberation campaign of the Red Army in 1939 in Western Belarus.

Since 1939, Lakhva has been part of Soviet Belarus.


To this day, two stone barracks of the border troops have been preserved in the village, which are built of red brick in the eclectic style. The buildings are single-storied. 

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