Chanie Explained

Chanie
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Siemiatycze
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Nurzec-Stacja
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.4833°N 31°W

Chanie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-east of Nurzec-Stacja, 200NaN0 east of Siemiatycze, and 710NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 818 people, among whom 2 were Roman Catholic, 726 Orthodox, and 7 Mosaic. At the same time, 4 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 77 Belarusian. There were 17 residential buildings in the village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 22.