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Bobruisk District Historical Economic Summaries
Provided by
The Minsk Historical Genealogy Group
Oleg Perzashkevich, Director
Village of Luban
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by Oleg Perzashkevich
Luban before 1917
History
XVI century - Luban was founded as a shtetle in Novogrudok District of Novogrudok Province of Great Lithuanian Princedom and a harbour on the bank of Aresa river. That time it was an possession of Duke Olelkovich.
1589-1617 - Luban was a possession of Tyshevich merchant family.
1617 - 1793 - Luban was a possession of Slutsk branch of Radzivill family (major magnate family of Great Lithuanian Princedom). Jewish population appeared.
2nd half of XVI - 1791 - Luban suffered seriously from local wars and military conflicts and finally lost its significance and even status of shtetle.
1791-1793 - Luban was a village in Polish Kingdom.
Since 1793 - Luban was a village in Russian Empire.
1794 - the battle between Russian troops of Suvorov and Polish troops of Kastsyushko took place near Luban. Russians won.
1801-1808 - Luban was a village in Bobruisk District of Minsk Province.
1808 - because of its development and after old records Luban was returned its status of shtetle.
1808-1917 - Luban was a shtetle in Bobruisk District of Minsk Province.
1820s - local believers built an Orthodox church of Transfiguration in wood.
Vital Statistics
| Date | Jews | Non-Jews | Comments | % Total Pop. |
| 1560s | 230 | Total population | ||
| 1st half of XVII century | Jewish population appeared | |||
| 1882 | Over 500 | Total population | about 90% | |
| 1897 | 732 | 34 | Both sexes | 95.6% |
| 1909 | 2048 | Total population | No info | |
Jewish Life
Since the 2nd half of the XIXth century Jewish community of Luban had their own mayor. That mayor was elected by local Jews. In 1896 Jewish mayor was PRUSKIN Aron son of Noson.
In the beg. XX century in Luban there were:
 | - Jewish primary school; |
| - 3 praying houses. |
Economic Review
Traditional activities of local Jewish population were trade with timber, honey, fish and mushrooms. Since early time Aresa River was the main road and trade way for local inhabitants.
In 1560s there were 35 wooden houses in Luban.
The shtetle began to develop after Radzivill family became its master. In the middle of XVII century there were 161 wooden houses already. But the events of the XVII-XVIII centuries undermined Luban economy and the Shtetle fell in decay and even lost its very status.
During Russian principality the authorities did a lot to develop the region because of military and fiscal reasons mostly. First of all, old communications were reconstructed there:
| road Bobruisk - Glusk - Luban - Vyzna; |
| road Luban - Slutsk; |
| road Luban - Urechye; |
| old harbour was renovated. |
In XIX, because of development of the All-Russian Market, new types of communications appeared in the area in 1873. Construction of the railroad provoked new increase of the development of the region. But it did not rapidly effect development of Luban, because the closest railway station was 18 km afar in Urechye. Timber, honey, fish and mushrooms remained the most popular goods among local Jews. Ptych River also remained the main trade way.
In 1882 there were 136 wooden houses in Luban.
In 1900 the annual turnover of Luban harbour was over 320 tons.
Main cargo - wood.
Main direction - downstream.
In the early XX century there were two flour mills in Luban and the Subdistrict.
In 1909 in Luban there were 339 wooden houses.
General cultural information
In the late XIX - early XX century in Luban there were:
| - Orthodox church of Transfiguration; |
| - post office. |
Copyright 1997-1998 Oleg Perzashkevich
Reproduced for the web with permission. All rights reserved. Any use of this material is
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Minsk Historical Genealogy Group
Republic of Belarus
Minsk - 07, Zhukovskogo 9-2-190
Phone: 375-17-2240560
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