Osłowo, Podlaskie Voivodeship Explained

See also: Osłowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Osłowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Siemiatycze
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Mielnik
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.35°N 23°W

Osłowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielnik, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-west of Mielnik, 130NaN0 south-east of Siemiatycze, and 860NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 114 people, among whom 15 were Roman Catholic, 90 Orthodox, and 9 Mosaic. At the same time, 105 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 9 Jewish. There were 20 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. 26.