Peńskie Explained

Peńskie
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mońki
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Krypno
Coordinates:53.3167°N 71°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Peńskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krypno, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) south of Mońki and 330NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 476 people, among whom 467 were Roman Catholic, 2 Orthodox, and 7 Mosaic. At the same time, all inhabitants declared Polish nationality. There were 69 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. 14.