Barwiki (Łapy) Explained

Łapy-Barwiki
Official Name:Barwiki (Łapy)
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.9833°N 74°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Białystok
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Łapy

Barwiki (formerly Łapy-Barwiki) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]

Until the end of 1924, it was an independent village in the Poświętne commune in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, and from 1919 in the Białystok Voivodeship. On January 1, 1925, it was incorporated into the newly created city of Łapy[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008-06-01 . Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . Polish.
  2. 1924-07-25. 1924. 68. 656. Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 25 lipca 1924 r. o utworzeniu gminy miejskiej Łapy w powiecie wysoko-mazowieckim..