Zakozel. Ozheshko Manor.

In the Drogichin district there is a place called Zakozel, where the estate of the Ozheshko family is located. It was first mentioned in historical sources in the 13th century. At first it was the property of the king, and in the 18th century it passed to the Ozheshko family.

At that time, the town was part of the Brest voivodeship. During the time of the Russian Empire, it was the Kobrin district of the Grodno province.

At the beginning of the 19th century, a manor house with a palace was built in Zakozel. At first, Jozef Ozheshko was in charge here, then Nicodemus and Calixtus. A landscape park was planted. In 1839, a neo–Gothic chapel was built in the park. The estate was often visited by the famous Belarusian and Polish writer Eliza Ozheshko, who lived in the neighboring estate with Ludvinov. The estate was visited by the famous artist Napoleon Orda, who left an image of a palace with a park.

 During the anti–Russian uprising of 1863-1864, many of the Ozheshko family supported the uprising and were exiled.

 In 1893, the Zakozel estate was sold to Countess Bobrinskaya. A brewery was built at her time, which has survived to our time, outbuildings and a renovated palace.

 After the Riga Peace of 1921, Zakozel became part of the Polish state. Alexey Bobrinsky, the son of the Countess, sold the estate to Zygmunt Veselovsky in 1922. And Veselovsky resold it to another owner.

The palace was severely damaged during the Great Patriotic War and only the wing has survived to this day.

The park with water channels, the chapel–tomb and several outbuildings are in good condition.