Białowierśnie

Białowierśnie
Village
Białowierśnie
Coordinates: 54°4′N 23°19′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Sejny
Gmina	Giby
Population	70[1]
Postal code	16-506 [2]
Car plates	BSE

Białowierśnie [bjawɔˈvjɛrɕɲɛ], is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.[3] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Sejny and 106 km (66 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

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

History

In the 18th century the village, which had 6 fibres, belonged to the Camaldolese estate in Wigry. In 17th and 18th century it was inhabited by several to a dozen farmers[4].

In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 111 and 11 homes[5].

References

1. "Population of Białowierśnie 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. "Klasztor Kamedułów w Wigrach" [Camaldolese Monastery in Wigry] (in Polish). Retrieved 2009-11-22.
5. "Białowierśnie" (in Polish). 1880. p. 195.