Krasnopol, Podlaskie Voivodeship Explained

Krasnopol
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sejny
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Krasnopol
Coordinates:54.1158°N 23.2069°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:1300

Krasnopol (; Lithuanian: Krasnapolis) is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krasnopol. It lies approximately 11km (07miles) west of Sejny and 1110NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok.

Krasnopol was founded in 1770 on the order of Antoni Tyzenhauz in the Opidemie forest on the road from Sejny to Wigry and Suwałki. It was probably granted town privileges in 1782.

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  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.