Ploski Explained

Ploski
Settlement Type:	Village
Total Type:
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:	Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Bielsk
Subdivision Type3:	Gmina
Subdivision Name3:	Bielsk Podlaski
Coordinates:	52.8833°N 38°W
Pushpin Map:	Poland
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom

Ploski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielsk Podlaski, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 14km (09miles) north of Bielsk Podlaski and 270NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.

Etymology

The name of the village comes from "plosa" which means "Gulf".^[1]

History

The village was established in sixteenth century.

Places of worship

Transfiguration Church / Icons of Our Lady of Kazańskiej Chapel - Polish Orthodox

Built in the nineteenth century. On the left from the gate to the church is a small Chapel which was built in 1863.^[2]

Chapel of Saint Łukasz - Polish Orthodox

Cemetery chapel outside of town, built in 1955.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official website of Gmina Bielsk Podlaski . 2008-08-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070801054533/http://bielskpodlaski.pl/pstr_en.htm . 2007-08-01 .
2. Web site: Dekanat Bielsk Podlaski . 2008-08-16 . Polish . dead . https://archive.today/20021028221543/http://www.orthodox.pl/Administracja/die-war-biel/biels.htm . 2002-10-28 .