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Frącki, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°59′N 23°18′E / 53.983°N 23.300°E / 53.983; 23.300
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Frącki
Village
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe church
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe church
Frącki is located in Poland
Frącki
Frącki
Coordinates: 53°59′N 23°18′E / 53.983°N 23.300°E / 53.983; 23.300
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySejny
GminaGiby
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
162 [1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
16-506 [2]
Vehicle registrationBSE
SIMC0757447

Frącki ([ˈfrɔnt͡ski]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland,[3] close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Sejny and 97 km (60 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 116, entirely Polish by nationality and Roman Catholic by confession.[4]

From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship.

History

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in 1881 it was recorded that the population of the village was 130 people with 20 homes[5].

Tourist attractions

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In the village there is a World War I war cemetery listed in the register of historical monuments (Reg. No.: 421 of 31.01.1985)[6].

References

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  1. ^ "Population of Fracki village". Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. ^ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 248. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
  3. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  4. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 69.
  5. ^ "Frącki". Warsaw. 1881. p. 406.
  6. ^ "Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych – województwo podlaskie" [Register of immovable monuments - Podlaskie Voivodeship] (PDF) (in Polish). p. 54.