Karolin, Podlaskie Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Karolin.

Karolin
Village
Karolin
Coordinates: 54°3′N 23°17′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Sejny
Gmina	Giby
Population  (2021)	97 [1]
Postal code	16-506 [2]
SIMC	0757565[3]
Car plates	BSE

Karolin [kaˈrɔlin], 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.[4] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Giby, 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Sejny, and 104 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The village was known as Pokrovsk. [5] From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship.

Tourist attractions

In the village there is the former Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Mother of God (Unitarian) and now the Roman Catholic parish church of the Holy Family, built with brick, with valuable interior decoration[6]. Entered in the register of historical monuments (Reg. No.: 654 of 10.03.1988)[7]

References

1. "Population of Karolin village". Retrieved 2021-10-30.
2. "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 422. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
3. "GUS. Wyszukiwarka TERYT".
4. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
5. "Suwalszczyzna - Karolin. Baza informacji o miejscowościach i jeziorach Suwalszczyzny". 2017-11-24. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17.
6. "Polska Niezwykła- Karolin".
7. "Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych – województwo podlaskie" (PDF). 30 September 2024. p. 54. Retrieved 2018-04-04.