▁the ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁Union ▁after ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Kre wo ▁( 1 3 8 5 ). ▁Administr atively ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁V ite b sk ▁Vo iv odes hip . ▁It ▁was ▁granted ▁town ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁private ▁town ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Ost rog ski ▁family ▁and , ▁after ▁ 1 5 9 4 , ▁the ▁Rad zi wi ł ł ▁family . ▁A ▁castle ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Kop ys ▁and ▁a ▁Cal vin ist ▁church ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Kr z ysz to f ▁M iko ł aj ▁Rad zi wi ł ł . ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁Northern ▁War , ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 7 , ▁Kop ys ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁Russian ▁troops . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 2 , ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Part ition ▁of ▁Poland . ▁ ▁The ▁Kap ust ▁Has id ic ▁dynast y ▁origin ates ▁in ▁Kop ys . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁Jewish ▁typ ography ▁in ▁Kop ys . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Kop ys ▁at ▁rad z ima . org ▁ ▁Flag ▁of ▁Kop ys ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁Co ats ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁Kop ys ▁ ▁The ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁Kop ys ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁at ▁Y ad ▁V ash em ▁website ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pop