Rechke
Rechke
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Village | |
.jpg) New Church of the Holy Spirit on the site of the burned Church of the Holy Spirit | |
  Rechke Location in Belarus | |
| Coordinates: 54°34′59″N 27°5′36″E / 54.58306°N 27.09333°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Minsk Region |
| District | Vilyeyka District |
| Rural Council | Kryvaselski Rural Council |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 118 |
| Postal code | 222445 |
Rechke (Belarusian: Рэчкі, Yiddish: רעטשקי) is a village in Belarus, located on the Zhuchka River. It is part of the Krivoselsky Village Council (Krivoselsky Selsoviet) in the Vilyeyka District of the Minsk Region.
Rechke is an old shtetl of the historical Ashmyany region (part of the Vilna Governorate).
History
In 1859, Rechke had 21 households. In 1864, Russian authorities opened a public school in the area. By 1866, the town had 24 households. In 1886, Rechke was part of the Rabun volost and had 26 households, a church, a synagogue, a school, a windmill, and 2 taverns.[1]
References
- ↑ Krzywicki, J. Rzeczki (5) // Геаграфічны слоўнік Каралеўства Польскага [Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic Countries] (in Polish). Vol. 10. p. 129.