The area has been inhabited since ancient times, which was proven when the settlement known as Valy (Валы) was found on the river Islach. In the 16th century, the ruins were used as a platform for feudal castle building. The Rakaŭ castle can be found on the map created by Tomash Makovski in 1613. In 14th-century documents, settlements near-contemporary Rakaŭ are mentioned for the first time. Rakaŭ itself is mentioned in 15th-century chronicles. In 1465 Casimir Jagiellon gave Rakaŭ as a gift to the chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Mihail Kyazhgailo. Kyazhgailo's family owned Rakaŭ for almost 100 years. In the mid-16th century, Rakaŭ went to the Zavish family as a part of an inheritance. In the 17th century, the village belonged to the Sangushki family. They constructed a Dominican Catholic cloister in 1686 and a wooden castle, the BasilianUniat cloister, in 1702.
Some sources[who?] state that by the end of the 18th century Rakaŭ belonged to the Ogiński family. This period lasted until the January Uprising, which members of the Ogiński family participated in. To punish the Ogińskis for their treachery, the Russian Empress Catherine the Great seized Rakaŭ and gave it to General Saltykov. In 1793, the same year Rakaŭ became part of the Russian Empire, the first stone castle in the city was constructed. After the January Uprising, it was turned into an Orthodox church, which still exists to this day.
In 1804, the Zdzehovsky family bought Rakaŭ from Saltykov, and owned it until 1939. This period marked a time of prosperity for Rakaŭ: in 1843, they opened factories to produce agricultural machines. By 1880, about 16 glass factories operated in Rakaŭ. The village had Magdeburg rights and privileges. There were two watermills, a brick factory, a lumber mill, and a postal telegraph office (its ruins still remain). By the end of the 19th century, the population of Rakaŭ was about 3,600 people, almost 60% of whom were Jews. From 1904 to 1906, the construction of the Church of Saint Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit Castle was finished. It was built with donations from the local people, and is an example of Neo-Gothic architecture. In 1915, the local citizen Nevah-Girsha Haimov Pozdnyakov organized automobile shipping between Rakaŭ and Zaslawye, a nearby town.
After the Treaty of Riga of 1921 came into effect, Rakaŭ became part of the Second Polish Republic. It was the centre of Wilno Voivodeship. Finally, Rakaŭ become part of the Soviet Union and Belarus in 1939 when the Red Army invaded Poland according to the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. On 21 August 1941, a ghetto was established in Rakaŭ. The ghetto lasted until 4 February 1942, when its population was herded into one of the ghetto's four synagogues and burned to death.[2]
Attractions
Glacial conglomerate near the Minsk–Volozhin highway
Ancient settlement
Jewish cemetery (1642)
Our Saviour and Transfiguration Church (1793)
Catholic St. Ann Chapel (1862)
Orthodox cemetery (19th century)
Mother of God Rosaria and the Holy Spirit Kostel (1904–1906)
Crypt and burial vault of Drutskiya-Lubetskiya
Felix Yanushkevich Ethnographic museum
Notable residents
Vyachaslau Ragoisha [be], translator, author of articles on the history of Belarusian literature
Jazep Januszkiewicz [be; pl; ru], coauthor of a book on the history of Belarusian literature, writer
^Adamushko, V. I. (2001). Reference Book on Places of Detention of the Civilian Population in the Occupied Territory of Belarus (in Russian). Minsk. p. 158. ISBN9856372194.
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Rakaŭ Belarusian Rakay Rakaŭ Russian Rakov Rakov Polish Rakow Yiddish ראקאוויי Rakavy is an urban settlement in Valozhyn District Minsk Region Belarus 1 It stands on the river Islach 40 km 25 mi from Valozhyn and 39 km 24 mi from Minsk the capital of Belarus Population about 2 100 2006 Rakaŭ RakayCityA street in Rakaŭ in 2014 Coat of armsRakaŭCoordinates 53 58 02 N 27 03 10 E 53 96722 N 27 05278 E 53 96722 27 05278 Coordinates 53 58 02 N 27 03 10 E 53 96722 N 27 05278 E 53 96722 27 05278Population 2006 Total2 600 Contents 1 History 2 Attractions 3 Notable residents 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe area has been inhabited since ancient times which was proven when the settlement known as Valy Valy was found on the river Islach In the 16th century the ruins were used as a platform for feudal castle building The Rakaŭ castle can be found on the map created by Tomash Makovski in 1613 In 14th century documents settlements near contemporary Rakaŭ are mentioned for the first time Rakaŭ itself is mentioned in 15th century chronicles In 1465 Casimir Jagiellon gave Rakaŭ as a gift to the chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Mihail Kyazhgailo Kyazhgailo s family owned Rakaŭ for almost 100 years In the mid 16th century Rakaŭ went to the Zavish family as a part of an inheritance In the 17th century the village belonged to the Sangushki family They constructed a Dominican Catholic cloister in 1686 and a wooden castle the Basilian Uniat cloister in 1702 Some sources who state that by the end of the 18th century Rakaŭ belonged to the Oginski family This period lasted until the January Uprising which members of the Oginski family participated in To punish the Oginskis for their treachery the Russian Empress Catherine the Great seized Rakaŭ and gave it to General Saltykov In 1793 the same year Rakaŭ became part of the Russian Empire the first stone castle in the city was constructed After the January Uprising it was turned into an Orthodox church which still exists to this day In 1804 the Zdzehovsky family bought Rakaŭ from Saltykov and owned it until 1939 This period marked a time of prosperity for Rakaŭ in 1843 they opened factories to produce agricultural machines By 1880 about 16 glass factories operated in Rakaŭ The village had Magdeburg rights and privileges There were two watermills a brick factory a lumber mill and a postal telegraph office its ruins still remain By the end of the 19th century the population of Rakaŭ was about 3 600 people almost 60 of whom were Jews From 1904 to 1906 the construction of the Church of Saint Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit Castle was finished It was built with donations from the local people and is an example of Neo Gothic architecture In 1915 the local citizen Nevah Girsha Haimov Pozdnyakov organized automobile shipping between Rakaŭ and Zaslawye a nearby town After the Treaty of Riga of 1921 came into effect Rakaŭ became part of the Second Polish Republic It was the centre of Wilno Voivodeship Finally Rakaŭ become part of the Soviet Union and Belarus in 1939 when the Red Army invaded Poland according to the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact On 21 August 1941 a ghetto was established in Rakaŭ The ghetto lasted until 4 February 1942 when its population was herded into one of the ghetto s four synagogues and burned to death 2 Attractions EditThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rakaŭ news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Glacial conglomerate near the Minsk Volozhin highway Ancient settlement Jewish cemetery 1642 Our Saviour and Transfiguration Church 1793 Catholic St Ann Chapel 1862 Orthodox cemetery 19th century Mother of God Rosaria and the Holy Spirit Kostel 1904 1906 Crypt and burial vault of Drutskiya Lubetskiya Felix Yanushkevich Ethnographic museumNotable residents EditVyachaslau Ragoisha be translator author of articles on the history of Belarusian literature Jazep Januszkiewicz be pl ru coauthor of a book on the history of Belarusian literature writer Avraham Kalmanowitz Rav of Rakov Ida Rosenthal Russian Empire born American dressmaker and businesswoman who co founded MaidenformReferences Edit Rakaw in Belarusian Adamushko V I 2001 Reference Book on Places of Detention of the Civilian Population in the Occupied Territory of Belarus in Russian Minsk p 158 ISBN 9856372194 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rakaŭ The murder of the Jews of Rakaw during World War II at Yad Vashem website Rakov Belarus at JewishGen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rakaŭ amp oldid 1114283398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
