Motol

Motol - agrotown in the Ivanovo district of the Brest region of Belarus. The administrative center of the Motol village council. The village of Motol was transformed into an agrotown, while the status of the rural settlement has not changed. The ancient name of the village - Motyl.

The first written mention of the village dates back to 1422. Until the beginning of the XVIth century, Motol was part of the Pinsk principality, which was part of the Troksk voivodship. In 1812 the town was devastated by French troops. During the 3rd partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth it became part of the Russian Empire. In 1915 Motol is occupied by German troops. In February 1919 Polish troops occupied the village. In July 1920, the Red Army occupied it and established Soviet power. In March 1921, according to the terms of the Riga Treaty, Motol again becomes part of Poland. On September 18, 1939 a protest against the Polish authorities took place in Motol, and on September 21 the Red Army units entered the village. On June 26, 1941 German cavalry entered Motol, Nazi power was established. On July 16, 1944, the village was liberated by the 55th Guards Rifle Division of Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General Turchinsky.

Now Motol is a thriving agro-town, known in the whole country. Everyone finds something for themselves in it: lovers of architecture - ancient architecture, history buffs - museum exhibitions (there are more than twenty seven thousand exhibits in the Motol Museum of Ethnography alone), lovers eat - glorious culinary tradition. Visiting Motol - means to get a basic knowledge of its traditions and to feel true Belarusian hospitality.