Leniewo

Leniewo
Village
Leniewo
Coordinates: 52°48′N 23°25′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Hajnówka
Gmina	Czyże
Population	83

Leniewo [lɛˈɲɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Czyże, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Hajnówka, and 39 km (24 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

History

The village was founded around 1540 on the farm of Żuk Leniewicz, who was the first to settle in the area[2].

Since at least the 17th century, there have been manor buildings in the village, belonging at the end of the century to the sword-bearer Wacław na Jeruzalach Jaruzelski of the Ślepowron coat of arms, and at the end of the 18th century to Wojciech Szepietowski of the Ślepowron coat of arms[3]. After 1800, a brick chapel with a roof made of tiles was built near the manor. This place was referred to as Leniewo Sady.

In a church document from 1775 it was recorded that Leniewo had 109 people living in 28 houses.[4] According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 157 people, among whom 2 were Roman Catholic, 149 Orthodox, and 6 Mosaic. At the same time, 11 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 146 Belarusian. There were 36 residential buildings in the village.[5]

References

Citations

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Rowerowy Białowieski Szlak Transgraniczny" (in Polish). ugczyze.pl. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
3. "Z kart historii. Jaruzelski z Leniewa bohater swoich czasów czy podwójny zdrajca" (in Polish). Z kart historii. Jaruzelski z Leniewa bohater swoich czasów czy podwójny zdrajca. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
4. Plewa 2016, p. 21.
5. 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, p. 25.

Bibliography

• Plewa, Jerzy (2016). Lady, Leniewo, Podrzeczany. Na bielskim hostincu (in Polish). Gmina Czyże. ISBN 9788393621927.