Czyżew | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wysokie Mazowieckie |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Czyżew |
Established Title: | City rights |
Established Date: | 1713-1870, 2011 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Franciszek Kuczewski |
Area Total Km2: | 5.23 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2021[1] |
Population Total: | 2621 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 18-220 |
Area Code: | +48 86 |
Blank Name: | Car plates |
Blank Info: | BWM |
Coordinates: | 52.7958°N 22.3292°W |
Czyżew is a town in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czyżew. It lies approximately 19km (12miles) south-west of Wysokie Mazowieckie and 670NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Czyżew previously held town rights from 1738 to 1870; it became a town again on 1 January 2011. The town was re-formed from three villages: Czyżew-Osada ("settlement"), Czyżew-Złote Jabłko ("golden apple") and Czyżew-Stacja ("station"). On the same date the district was renamed from Gmina Czyżew-Osada to Gmina Czyżew.
As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,621.