Nowe Leśne Bohatery Explained

Nowe Leśne Bohatery
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Augustów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Lipsk
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.7981°N 23.5244°W

Nowe Leśne Bohatery (Belarusian: Новыя Лясныя Багатыры) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipsk, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) north-east of Lipsk, 380NaN0 east of Augustów, and 800NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok.

Name

The name of the settlement originates from Belarusian: '''багатыр''', which means "rich man". There is also a settlement Polnyja Bahatyry on the Belarusian side of the border.

Notes and References

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