Krasna Wieś [ˈkrasna ˈvʲɛɕ] (Belarusian: Краснае Сяло, Podlachian; Krásne Sełó, West Polesian: Красне Село) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boćki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Boćki, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsk Podlaski, and 52 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
Krasna Wieś | |
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Village | |
 Seventh-Day Adventist church in Krasna Wieś | |
  Krasna Wieś | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′N 23°10′E / 52.650°N 23.167°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Gmina | Boćki |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BBI |
Poland's sole Seventh-Day Adventist cemetery is located in the village.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 352 people, among whom 60 were Roman Catholic, 273 Orthodox, 12 Jewish and 7 different. At the same time, 350 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 2 Belarusian. There were 69 residential buildings in the village.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 19.
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