Dobrowoda, Hajnówka County Explained

Dobrowoda
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:Kleszczele
Coordinates:52.55°N 45°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Dobrowoda is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kleszczele, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south-east of Kleszczele, 250NaN0 south-west of Hajnówka, and 650NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 297 people, among whom 1 were Roman Catholic, 293 Orthodox, and 3 Mosaic. At the same time, 296 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 1 Belarusian. There were 70 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, p. 21.