Narewka

 

 

 

Town of Narewka, situated on a river by the same name, is part of the Pruzany district, Polish precinct No.5, located some 60 verst (1 verst =1066.78m or just over 1 km) from Pruzany, and 140 verst from Grodno.  The town had 863 inhabitants, 448 male and 418 female.  Of  the inhabitants 778 are Jews.

There is a Russian Orthodox church, a synagogue, a post office and a boat landing.  It is governed under a polish precinct, overseeing three townships:  Zastawa, Masiewska, and Suchopolska. The town has a Russian Orthodox parish, with deanery in Shershov, listing 2,344 parishoners (1,115 men and 1,229 women).  In addition to the parish church, there is also in town an affiliate church and a chapel on the cemetery grounds.  At one time there was in addition an affiliate of the catholic parish of Jalovka.