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Kreva Крэва (Belarusian)
Agrotown
Panorama of KrevaCatholic Church of the Transfiguration of the LordRemnants of the medieval Kreva CastleOrthodox Church of St. Alexander NevskyResidential houses
Official seal of KrevaSeal
Kreva is located in BelarusKrevaKreva
Coordinates: 54°18′37″N 26°17′11″E / 54.31028°N 26.28639°E / 54.31028; 26.28639
CountryBelarus
RegionGrodno Region
DistrictSmarhon District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)

Kreva (Belarusian: Крэва, IPA: [ˈkrɛva]; Russian: Крево, romanized: Krevo; Lithuanian: Krėva, Krẽvas; Polish: Krewo) is an agrotown in Smarhon District, Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Krevas selsoviet.

The first mention dates to the 13th century. The toponym is derived from the name of the Krivichs tribe.

History

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The Kreva Castle, constructed of brick, was built by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas in ethnically Lithuanian lands. After his death in 1341, Kreva became the patrimony of his son and successor, Algirdas. In 1382, the Grand Duke Kęstutis was imprisoned in Kreva during the Lithuanian Civil War and subsequently murdered on the order by his nephew Jogaila.

The ruins of the castle were severely damaged during World War I, as they were near the front lines. They remain extant to the present day.

Castle Street before 1915

In 1385, the Union of Krewo (Act of Kreva) was signed in Kreva.

In 1387, following the Christianization of Lithuania, the Grand Duke Jogaila established the first Catholic parish in the Lithuanian pagan lands and built a church which is now known as the Church of St. Mary.

Before World War II, 500 Jews lived in the village. After the German occupation of the town they were kept imprisoned in a ghetto and used as slave labourers in harsh conditions. They were deported in other ghettos in Vilnius and Ashmyany in 1942.

Notable people

References

  1. Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 348. ISBN 985-458-098-9.
  2. "Кревский сельсовет". Сморгонский районный исполнительный комитет (in Russian). 3 March 2017.
  3. Жучкевич В. А. Краткий топонимический словарь Белоруссии. — Мн.: Изд-во БГУ, 1974. С. 182.
  4. "Krevas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
  5. "Krewo - Virtual Shtetl". sztetl.org.pl. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  6. "המכון הבין-לאומי לחקר השואה - יד ושם". yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.

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