Białowierśnie
Białowierśnie | |
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Village | |
  Białowierśnie | |
| Coordinates: 54°4′N 23°19′E / 54.067°N 23.317°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Giby |
| Population | 70[1] |
| Postal code | 16-506 [2] |
| Car plates | BSE |
Białowierśnie [bjawɔˈvjɛrɕɲɛ], is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.[3] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Sejny and 106 km (66 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship.
History
[edit]In the 18th century the village, which had 6 fibres, belonged to the Camaldolese estate in Wigry. In 17th and 18th century it was inhabited by several to a dozen farmers[4].
In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 111 and 11 homes[5].
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Białowierśnie village". Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Klasztor Kamedułów w Wigrach" [Camaldolese Monastery in Wigry] (in Polish). Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ "Białowierśnie" (in Polish). 1880. p. 195.
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