Krasna Wieś Explained

Krasna Wieś
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bielsk
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Boćki
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.65°N 33°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BBI

Krasna Wieś (Belarusian: Краснае Сяло, Podlachian; Krásne Sełó, West Polesian: Красне Село) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boćki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) east of Boćki, 140NaN0 south of Bielsk Podlaski, and 520NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.

Poland's sole Seventh-Day Adventist cemetery is located in the village.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 352 people, among whom 60 were Roman Catholic, 273 Orthodox, 12 Jewish and 7 different. At the same time, 350 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 2 Belarusian. There were 69 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. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 19.