▁Vo iv odes hip , ▁was ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Empire ▁( 1 7 9 5 ), ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁it ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Russian - control led ▁Congress ▁Poland . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁almost ▁all ▁buildings ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁wood , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁syn agog ue . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁dec im ated ▁by ▁a ▁ch ol era ▁ep ide mic . ▁During ▁the ▁January ▁U pr ising , ▁Polish ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁supported ▁the ▁reb els , ▁for ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁Russian ▁authorities ▁stri pped ▁it ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁char ter , ▁and ▁Gor aj ▁has ▁remained ▁a ▁village ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Gor aj ▁was ▁almost ▁completely ▁destroyed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Polish ▁Republic , ▁it ▁belonged ▁to ▁Lub lin ▁Vo iv odes hip , ▁as ▁a ▁poor ▁village ▁without ▁prospect s ▁and ▁industry . ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁brought ▁further ▁destruction , ▁as ▁Gor aj ▁was ▁burn ed ▁by ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁twice ▁– ▁during ▁the ▁Z amos c ▁U pr ising ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ), ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁Operation ▁Temp est . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁there ▁are ▁few ▁historic ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁village , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁( 1 7 7 9