V3 · Sonnet

Four names, four separate histories

Bołtryki, Garbary, Łuka and Rudnia – villages on the upper Narew liquidated for the Siemianówka reservoir. Choose a name: the chapter will show what it refers to, on what basis, and what the sources do not say.Each name has its own chapter below: what it refers to, on what basis, and what the sources do not say.

Index of names

References and their basis

Choose a name from the index of names. Below are the kinds of places and references that this file distinguishes – each has its own symbol and is labelled in words in the chapters.

The four chapters follow one another. The kinds of places and references that this file distinguishes have their own symbols and labels.

  • Village

    Bołtryki · Garbary · Łuka (former) · Rudnia · Budy (the fifth village, as context only – see limits)

  • Manor house and manor farm

    Łuka manor house, separate from the village – Łuka chapter

  • Older trace in the area

    Finds from the area around Bołtryki and Garbary – not the same as the village.

  • New settlement

    Nowa Łuka; Michałowo and Bondary (described in the source in general terms, without assigning families).

  • Trace on the ground

    A single surviving house in the former Łuka – Łuka chapter

  • Collective list

    The fate of a locality according to the list of five completely liquidated villages – not a description of a specific settlement site.

  • Context

    A description of location, economy, the framework of the investment or a link to a present-day name – a reference that is not a separate place.

17th-century village · older traces in the area

Bołtryki

Two different things sit under the name Bołtryki: a village recorded in the 17th century and much older finds from the surrounding area. The material shows no continuity of settlement between them.

In this page’s material: 2 sources · 4 references, including 1 link not established.

Before the reservoir

A municipal study records Bołtryki in the 17th century. Finds from the surrounding area also date from the early Iron Age and the Roman influence period. We therefore distinguish a documented village from a much older human presence. [1]

Liquidation and what followed

Bołtryki is on the list of liquidated villages. A 1993 publication describes new settlements for the resettled in Michałowo and Bondary, but does not assign individual families to specific places. [2]

Web of references

Bołtryki

  • Documented village · solid line

    The village of Bołtryki, recorded in the 17th century

    Basis: [1] Osadnictwo nad Siemianówką.

  • Older trace in the area · dashed line

    Finds from the early Iron Age and the Roman influence period

    Basis: [1]. They show an earlier human presence in the valley, not the continuity of this village.

  • Collective list (fate of a locality) · solid line

    Five villages completely liquidated for the reservoir

    Basis: [2] Białostocczyzna 4 (32), 1993, pp. 125–127. This is information about the fate of the village, not about the extent of the water today.

  • Settlements for the resettled – general context · dotted line

    New settlements in Michałowo and Bondary

    Basis: [2]. The source describes the settlements in general terms and does not assign families to places; a link between Bołtryki and a specific settlement has not been shown here.

What the material does not contain (this is not zero)

  • Extent of today’s water over the sites of the former settlements – not in the material.
  • Economic function of the village in the 17th century – not in the material.

Village from the 1993 list · a short chapter because the material is short

Garbary

We know Garbary from the list of liquidated villages. The mention of old traces of settlement concerns the surrounding area and describes neither the buildings of this village nor the date of its founding.

In this page’s material: 2 sources · 2 references · 4 items with no data. The chapter is not stretched to the size of the others.

Before the reservoir

The Narewka municipality portal lists the area around Garbary among the places where old traces of settlement were discovered. The find itself does not allow the buildings of the historical village to be reconstructed or the exact date of its founding to be established. [1]

Liquidation and what followed

Garbary was listed in 1993 as completely liquidated for the investment. This is information about the fate of the locality, not a measurement of the extent of the water today. [2]

Web of references

Garbary

  • Older trace in the area · dashed line

    The area around Garbary as a place where old traces of settlement were discovered

    Basis: [1] Osadnictwo nad Siemianówką. It concerns ‘the surrounding area’, not an identified settlement site.

  • Collective list (fate of a locality) · solid line

    Five villages completely liquidated for the reservoir

    Basis: [2] Białostocczyzna 4 (32), 1993, pp. 125–127.

What the material does not contain (this is not zero)

  • Date of the village’s founding – not in the material.
  • Layout of buildings and plans of farms – not in the material.
  • Location of the finds more precisely than ‘the surrounding area’ – not in the material.
  • Where the residents moved to – not in the material.

Three references of one name

Łuka

Łuka is three different things: the former village (resettled in 1986), the Łuka manor house and manor farm (linked to the present-day Stary Dwór) and Nowa Łuka – a settlement founded in 1986. The name recurs; the places are not identical. (Summary of municipal sources [3][4], to be verified.)

In this page’s material: 3 sources · 3 separate references · 5 links. The manor house and manor farm have the least data in the material.

Former Łuka

village

Time
interwar period until the resettlement in 1986
Role
seat of the Tarnopol municipal office; flax growing and weaving
Fate
resettled in 1986; on the list of completely liquidated villages
Trace
a single surviving house (municipal description)
Basis
[3] [4] [2]

Łuka manor house and manor farm

manor estate

Time
no dates in the material (before the reservoir)
Role
an estate separate from the peasant village
Fate
not in the material
Trace
linked to the present-day Stary Dwór (municipal wording; details to be verified)
Basis
[3]

Nowa Łuka

settlement for the resettled

Time
from 1986
Role
a new place to live; the first settlers were those resettled from the former Łuka
Fate
was not liquidated; it came into being in the course of the investment
Trace
an existing locality; the new streets do not recreate the former village
Basis
[4]

Web of references

Łuka (former village)

  • Name carried over · solid line

    Nowa Łuka (from 1986)

    Basis: [4] Nowa Łuka. The name moved with the people, but this is a different locality with a different street layout.

  • Separate unit (a village and an estate are not the same thing) · solid line

    Łuka manor house and manor farm

    Basis: [3] Stary Dwór i Łuka. The municipal source distinguishes the village from the manor farm and the manor house.

  • Link to the present-day name (the manor house and the present-day Stary Dwór; direction not established) · dashed line

    Present-day Stary Dwór

    Basis: [3]. Entry summarised from the V2 material; the nature of the link and the dates need to be checked in the source.

  • Trace on the ground · solid line

    A single surviving house in the former Łuka

    Basis: [3] (municipal description). Position relative to today’s water: not in the material.

  • Collective list (fate of a locality) · solid line

    Five villages completely liquidated for the reservoir

    Basis: [2] Białostocczyzna 4 (32), 1993. The year 1986 (resettlement) comes from the municipal descriptions [3][4].

What the material does not contain (this is not zero)

  • The fate of the manor house and manor farm, and their dates – not in the material.
  • Any link between Nowa Łuka and the manor house – not shown; we do not draw a line.
  • Which families went to Nowa Łuka – not in the material.

Smelting village · bog iron ore

Rudnia

A municipal study links the origins of Rudnia with iron ore at the mouth of the Łuplanka into the Narew. This economic origin is older than, and separate from, the village’s fate under the reservoir.

In this page’s material: 2 sources · 4 references.

Before the reservoir

A municipal study links the origins of Rudnia with iron ore at the mouth of the Łuplanka into the Narew at the beginning of the 17th century. It mentions a small scale of smelting from bog iron ore. Settlement was tied here to the economy. [1]

Liquidation and what followed

Rudnia is one of the five completely liquidated villages (together with Bołtryki, Garbary, Łuka and Budy). Works began in 1977 and the impoundment of water in 1988; these are the framework of the investment, not the dates when each family left. [2]

Web of references

Rudnia

  • Location described in the source · solid line

    Mouth of the Łuplanka into the Narew

    Basis: [1] Osadnictwo nad Siemianówką. A verbal description; not a point on a map.

  • Village economy · solid line

    Small-scale smelting from bog iron ore (17th century)

    Basis: [1]. The source describes the scale as small.

  • Collective list (fate of a locality) · solid line

    Five villages completely liquidated for the reservoir

    Basis: [2] Białostocczyzna 4 (32), 1993, pp. 125–127.

  • Framework of the investment – context · dashed line

    Works began in 1977, impoundment from 1988

    Basis: [2]. The dates concern the building of the reservoir, not the abandonment of Rudnia.

What the material does not contain (this is not zero)

  • Traces on the ground of the village and of the smelting – the material does not describe them.
  • Position of the settlement sites relative to today’s shoreline – not in the material.

Solid line: the source directly describes this link.

Dashed: context or older traces in the area, with no continuity shown.

Dotted: the source does not establish a link. The line does not mean families moved.

Compare two places

An addition to reading the chapters, not the main panel. The result is a short description with a source basis; where the sources do not describe a relationship, the page says so instead of guessing.

A shared name, two different places

The former Łuka was resettled in 1986. In the same year Nowa Łuka came into being, its first settlers being the resettled residents. The name moved with the people; the new streets do not recreate the former village.

Type of link: name carried over (not the same place) · Basis: [3] Stary Dwór i Łuka; [4] Nowa Łuka

Limits of the material

What this set of documents says about scale, which dates it covers and where mistakes are easy to make.

Scale and framework

The four names in the title are a selected slice. The 1993 publication lists five completely liquidated villages (the four from the title and Budy), while buy-outs and expropriations covered 289 farms in eight villages. [2]

Framework of the investment – a list, not a timeline

May 1977
start of work on building the reservoir [2]
1986
resettlement of Łuka and founding of Nowa Łuka [4]
1988
the Narew channel dammed by the front dam, start of impoundment [2]
1993
year of publication of source [2] – not an event in the valley
dates families left
not in the material (construction dates are not the dates when homes were vacated)

Mistakes we do not repeat

  • Is Nowa Łuka the former village of Łuka rebuilt elsewhere?

    Over-interpretationNo. These are separate places. Nowa Łuka came into being in 1986, the name moved with the settlers, and the street layout does not recreate the former village. [3] [4]

  • Do finds from the Iron Age mean that Bołtryki has existed since antiquity?

    DistinctionNo. The village was recorded in the 17th century; older finds from the surrounding area show an earlier human presence, not the continuity of this village. [1]

  • Is the village of Łuka the same as the Łuka manor house and today’s Stary Dwór?

    DistinctionNo. The municipal source separates the village from the manor farm and the manor house, which is linked to the present-day Stary Dwór. [3]

  • Does the 1993 publication assign families to homes in Michałowo?

    Limit of the dataAccording to this material, no: it lists settlements in Michałowo and Bondary but does not assign families to places. We do not draw family arrows. [2]

  • Do the liquidated villages lie entirely on the bed of the reservoir?

    Limit of the dataThis does not follow from the list: ‘liquidated’ does not mean ‘flooded’. The document does not fix today’s shoreline; the municipal description records a surviving house in the former Łuka. [2] [3]

  • Do the four villages in the title exhaust the list of villages affected by the construction?

    Limit of the dataNo. See ‘Scale and framework’: five villages liquidated completely and 289 farms in eight villages. [2]