Zabłocie, Podlaskie Voivodeship Explained

Zabłocie
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:Nurzec-Stacja
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.5°N 26°W

Zabłocie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north-west of Nurzec-Stacja, 160NaN0 north-east of Siemiatycze, and 690NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 267 people, among whom 105 were Roman Catholic, 152 Orthodox, and 10 Mosaic. At the same time, 194 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 71 Belarusian, 1 Jewish and 1 another. There were 46 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. 23.