Malesze Explained

Malesze
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:Wyszki
Coordinates:52.7939°N 22.9633°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:220

Malesze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wyszki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 17km (11miles) west of Bielsk Podlaski and 390NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 285 people, among whom 76 were Roman Catholic, 195 Orthodox, and 14 Mosaic. At the same time, 71 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 198 Belarusian, 14 Jewish and 2 Russian. There were 53 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. 29.