Białogóry
Białogóry | |
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Village | |
  Białogóry | |
| Coordinates: 54°4′N 23°18′E / 54.067°N 23.300°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Giby |
| Population | 103 [1] |
| Postal code | 16-506 [2] |
| Car plates | BSE |
Białogóry [bjawɔˈɡurɨ], 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 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Giby, 8 km (5 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
[edit]In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 176 and 12 homes and in 1880 it was numbered at 211 people and 30 homes[4].
In 1921, the village had 25 houses and 133 inhabitants, including 81 Old Believers and 52 Catholics[5]
Tourist attractions
[edit]A historic Old Believers' cemetery has been preserved in the village. The first documents proving its existence date back to 1863, while the last burial took place there in 1946[6]. In August 2020, there was serious devastation of the cemetery and desecration of the graves of those buried there[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Bialogory village". Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Białogóry". Warsaw. 1880. p. 189.
- ^ "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. 78 (69).
- ^ Maciej, Chołodowski (2020-08-23). "Na Suwalszczyźnie chcą grillować na dawnym cmentarzu staroobrzędowców" [In the Suwałki region they want to barbecue on a former Old Believers' cemetery] (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "Dewastacja cmentarza staroobrzędowców. Sprawą zajmie się prokuratura" [Devastation of an Old Believers' cemetery.] (in Polish). 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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