Niksowizna Explained

Niksowizna
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kolno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gmina Kolno
Coordinates:53.3167°N 73°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:97

Niksowizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kolno, within Kolno County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12km (07miles) south-west of Kolno and 900NaN0 west of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 217 people, among whom 204 were Roman Catholic, 7 Evangelical, and 6 Mosaic. At the same time, 211 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, and 6 were Jewish. There were 47 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. 43.