Lida
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From the end of the 14th to the beginning of the 16th century, Lida was a grand ducal city among the first five cities of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Lida was owned by the great princes Keiskut, Olgerd, Jagiello, Vitovt. In 1590 Lida received Magdeburg rights. Since the end of the 16th century, it has been the administrative, judicial, and trade center of the povet.
During the Russian-Polish War of 1654 -1667. Lida povet “suffered greatly”: human losses amounted to 23.7 thousand people (25%). Vaverka, Myto, Belogruda were completely destroyed; in Belitsa, out of 234 smokes, 110 remained. A significant number of residential buildings were burned, the male population was killed, farms were looted. The Northern War brought new losses and suffering. The population was robbed by both Swedish and Russian troops.
After the uprising of 1794 and the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Lidchin was annexed to the Russian Empire. According to the Treaty of Riga, Lidchina went to Poland. Lida became a povet city in the Novogrudok Voivodeship. During the years of wars and revolutions, the population decreased by 25%. Only Poles were allowed to hold government positions. The Belarusian language was outlawed. Many families evacuated to Russia in the early 20s returned to their homeland.
From the second half of the 19th century, industry began to develop intensively, this was facilitated by the construction of the railway. Lida is growing spatially and numerically: beer, tobacco, iron foundries, machine-building, sawmills, pasta, confectionery factories and factories, numerous shops, restaurants and hotels appear. The city acquired its modern appearance in the 60-80s of the 20th century. Lida architecture is relatively poor; only three significant architectural monuments have survived: a castle, a temple and a church.
