Chechłowo

Chechłowo
Village
Chechłowo is located in Poland
Chechłowo
Chechłowo
Coordinates: 52°31′N 22°35′E / 52.517°N 22.583°E / 52.517; 22.583
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySiemiatycze
GminaDrohiczyn

Chechłowo [xɛˈxwɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drohiczyn, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Drohiczyn, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Siemiatycze, and 78 km (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 234 people, among whom 222 were Roman Catholic, 7 Orthodox, 1 Greek Catholic and 4 Mosaic. At the same time, 224 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 5 Belarusian, 4 Jewish and 1 another. There were 40 residential buildings in the village.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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, s. 24.


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