Czeremcha, Podlaskie Voivodeship Explained

See also: Czeremcha, Subcarpathian Voivodeship.

Czeremcha
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Hajnówka
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Czeremcha
Coordinates:52.5186°N 23.3481°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:2,500
Website:http://www.czeremcha.com.pl
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Wikidata:yes
Zoom:11
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Czeremcha is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czeremcha. It lies approximately 29km (18miles) south-west of Hajnówka and 680NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.

It is a rail junction, with connections going westwards to Siedlce, northwards to Bielsk Podlaski and eastwards to Hajnówka. At the start of World War II it was the site of aerial bombardment described by journalist Mendel Moses.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Web site: Saga of 2 Months of War Told by Mozes; Left Warsaw Under Hail of Bombs, Bullets. 9 November 1939.