Rogacze Explained

Rogacze
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Siemiatycze
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Milejczyce
Coordinates:52.5167°N 37°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BSI

Rogacze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milejczyce, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 28km (17miles) east of Siemiatycze and 670NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok. It is situated on the Nurczyk River.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 299 people, among whom 12 were Roman Catholic, 264 Orthodox, and 23 Jewish. At the same time, 19 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 255 Belarusian and 16 Jewish. There were 54 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. pl.
  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, p. 23.