Chrołowice Explained

Chrołowice
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:52.4333°N 56°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Chrołowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drohiczyn, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north-west of Drohiczyn, 210NaN0 west of Siemiatycze, and 860NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 162 people, among whom 137 were Roman Catholic, 12 Orthodox, and 13 Mosaic. At the same time, 143 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 13 Jewish and 1 another. There were 24 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.