Szorce Explained

Szorce
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:Trzcianne
Coordinates:53.3°N 63°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Szorce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzcianne, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south of Trzcianne, 140NaN0 south-west of Mońki, and 390NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 475 people, among whom 469 were Roman Catholic and 16 Mosaic. At the same time, 469 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 6 Jewish. There were 80 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.