Czyżyki Explained

Czyżyki
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:Hajnówka
Coordinates:52.7833°N 55°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Czyżyki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Hajnówka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north of Hajnówka and 450NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 299 people, among whom 1 were Roman Catholic, 277 Orthodox, 11 Evangelical and 10 Mosaic. At the same time, 278 inhabitants declared Belarusian nationality, 11 German and 10 Jewish. There were 74 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. 21.