| Mień | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bielsk |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brańsk |
| Coordinates: | 52.7667°N 64°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Population Total: | 610 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | BBI |
Mień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) west of Brańsk, 340NaN0 west of Bielsk Podlaski, and 500NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Białystok.
It is situated on the Mianka River, a tributary of Nurzec.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 503 people, among whom 495 were Roman Catholic and 8 were Jewish. At the same time, 495 inhabitants declared Polish nationality and 8 Jewish. There were 73 residential buildings in the village.[2]
During the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, on September 13, 1939, it was the site of a battle between the Polish 10th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment and German 2nd Infantry Division. In revenge for the Polish defense, German soldiers burned down the village and massacred nine residents (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]
The national road 66 passes nearby, north of the village.