Ploski is a

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in the administrative district of

Gmina Bielsk Podlaski __NOTOC__ Gmina Bielsk Podlaski is a rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland. Geography The gmina covers an area of Rivers Five rivers pass through the Gmina: * The ...

, within

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, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of

Bielsk Podlaski Bielsk Podlaski (, , ) is a town in eastern Poland, within Bielsk County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 24,883. Geography Bielsk Podlaski is located in the geographical region of Europe known as ...

and south of the regional capital

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Etymology

The name of the village comes from "plosa" which means "Gulf".

History

The village was established in sixteenth century.

Places of worship

Transfiguration Church / Icons of Our Lady of Kazańskiej Chapel - Polish Orthodox

Built in the nineteenth century. On the left from the gate to the church is a small Chapel which was built in 1863.

Chapel of Saint Łukasz - Polish Orthodox

Cemetery chapel outside of town, built in 1955.

References

Villages in Bielsk County {{Bielsk-geo-stub