Białorzeczka

Białorzeczka
Village
Białorzeczka
Coordinates: 54°3′N 23°19′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Sejny
Gmina	Giby
Population	36[1]
Postal code	16-506 [2]
Car plates	BSE

Białorzeczka [bjawɔˈʐɛt͡ʂka], is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[3] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Sejny and 105 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship.

History

In 1890 the population of the village was numbered at 40 people and 6 homes.[4]

According to the First General Population Census carried out in 1921, Białorzeczko had 9 houses and was inhabited by 62 people. At that time, the village had a bi-national and bi-confessional character, as 51 inhabitants of the village declared Roman Catholicism, while the remaining 11 declared Old Believers' religion. The religious division of Białorzeczko's inhabitants coincided with their national-ethnic structure, as 51 people declared Polish nationality, while the remaining 11 declared Russian national identity.[5]

References

1. "Population of Białorzeczka village". Retrieved 2021-11-04.
2. "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
3. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
4. "Białorzeczka" (in Polish). 1890. p. 129.
5. "Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych" [Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: compiled from the results of the first general population census of 30 September 1921 and other official sources] (in Polish). 1924. p. 69 (78).