▁area ▁see : ▁B iał owie ż a ▁Forest ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁village , ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁house ▁of ▁a ▁forest ▁w ard , ▁by ▁a ▁certain ▁H aj no , ▁who ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁officers ▁protect ing ▁the ▁B iał owie ż a ▁Forest . ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 9 ▁whole ▁forest ▁became ▁a ▁private ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁forest ▁workers ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁started ▁to ▁grow . ▁However , ▁the ▁forest ▁protection ▁( it ▁was ▁most ▁probably ▁the ▁first ▁forest ▁reserve ▁in ▁the ▁world ) ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁econom ical ▁growth ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁wooden ▁h uts ▁at ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁forest . ▁It ▁mostly ▁shared ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁other ▁similar ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁including ▁B iał owie ż a ▁itself . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Part itions ▁of ▁Poland ▁of ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Wars aw ▁and ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁it ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁Imperial ▁Russia . ▁The ▁ts ar ist ▁authorities ▁abol ished ▁the ▁forest ▁protection , ▁but ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁did ▁not ▁start . ▁As ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁forest ers , ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁forest , ▁took