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Gmina Czyże
__NOTOC__ Gmina Czyże () is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Czyże, which lies approximately north-west of Hajnówka and south-east of the regional capital Białystok. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 2,528. It is one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the ''Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages'', which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141 Villages Gmina Czyże contains the villages and settlements of Bujakowszczyzna, Czyże, Hrabniak, Hukowicze, Kamień, Klejniki, Kojły, Kuraszewo, Lady, Leniewo, Leszczyny, Łuszcze, Maksymowszczyzna, Morze, Osówka, Podrzeczany, Podwieżanka, Rakowi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and towns, with 322 among them constituting an independent urban gmina () consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminy make up a higher level unit called a powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina () constituted either by a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (prezyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamień, Hajnówka County
Kamień () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Czyże, north of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał .... References Villages in Hajnówka County {{Hajnówka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakowicze, Hajnówka County
Rakowicze (, Podlachian: ''Rákovičy'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Czyże, west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał .... References Villages in Hajnówka County {{Hajnówka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podwieżanka
Podwieżanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ..., in north-eastern Poland. References Villages in Hajnówka County {{Hajnówka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podrzeczany
Podrzeczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał .... History In the illustration of the Podlaskie voivodeship from 1576, the present-day village of Podrzecze was called Podrzecze or Loknicza. It is possible that in distant times Podrzecze was connected with the nearby Łoknica, so perhaps they were treated as one village. The main difference between the villages mentioned was that Łoknica was a private manor village, belonging to the Loknicki family, while Podrzeczany was a royal village. In a church document from 1775, it was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osówka, Hajnówka County
Osówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał .... References Villages in Hajnówka County {{Hajnówka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morze, Hajnówka County
Morze (, ''More'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Czyże, west of Hajnówka, and south of the regional capital Białystok. Born * Viktar Svied — belarusian poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral t ... (1925—2020). References Villages in Hajnówka County {{Hajnówka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maksymowszczyzna
Maksymowszczyzna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ..., in north-eastern Poland. References Villages in Hajnówka County {{Hajnówka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łuszcze
Łuszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the List of cities and towns in Poland, tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Biał .... References Villages in Hajnówka County {{Hajnówka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszczyny, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Leszczyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ..., in north-eastern Poland. References Villages in Hajnówka County {{Hajnówka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leniewo
Leniewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok. History The village was founded around 1540 on the farm of Żuk Leniewicz, who was the first to settle in the area. Since at least the 17th century, there have been manor buildings in the village, belonging at the end of the century to the sword-bearer Wacław na Jeruzalach Jaruzelski of the Ślepowron coat of arms, and at the end of the 18th century to Wojciech Szepietowski of the Ślepowron coat of arms. After 1800, a brick chapel with a roof made of tiles was built near the manor. This place was referred to as Leniewo Sady. In a church document from 1775 it was recorded that Leniewo had 109 people living in 28 houses. According to the 1921 census The United Kingdom Census 1921 was a census of the United Kingdom of Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Lady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Czyże, north-west of Hajnówka, and south-east of the regional capital Białystok. History The village is located on the site of a manor farm founded in 1559. The manor in Lady was described in 1576: In the manor there were over 200 hectares of land and an undescribed manor, next to which a water mill was located on the Łoknica River. The manor in Lady over time took on special significance, becoming the seat of the Bielsk forestry. Its task was to protect the remains of the Bielsk Forest. As this forest, apart from small remnants, practically ceased to exist, so with time the forestry was abolished as well. The time of the establishment of the manor house in Lady is difficult to determine, though it is assumed that it had its beginnings in the 16th century, when as part of the volost survey, Queen Bon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |