Chechłowo Explained

Chechłowo
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:Drohiczyn
Coordinates:52.5167°N 57°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Chechłowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drohiczyn, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 14km (09miles) north of Drohiczyn, 220NaN0 north-west of Siemiatycze, and 780NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 234 people, among whom 222 were Roman Catholic, 7 Orthodox, 1 Greek Catholic and 4 Mosaic. At the same time, 224 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 5 Belarusian, 4 Jewish and 1 another. There were 40 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. 24.