Narew, Podlaskie Voivodeship

For the river, see Narew.
Narew
Village
Roman Catholic church
Roman Catholic church
Flag of Narew
Flag
Narew is located in Poland
Narew
Narew
Coordinates: 52°54′46″N 23°31′15″E / 52.91278°N 23.52083°E / 52.91278; 23.52083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyHajnówka
GminaNarew
Population
1,400

Narew [ˈnarɛf] is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Narew. It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Hajnówka and 33 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

History

Narew was founded in 1514. It lost its city status on May 24, 1934. During World War II the Nazis took local Jews out of the city and later killed them.[2]

Demography

The most spoken languages in Narew according to the Russian Imperial Census of 1897:[3]

Language Population Proportion
Yiddish 601 41.91%
Ukrainian 532 37.1%
Polish 250 17.43%
Russian 46 3.21%
Lithuanian 3 0.21%
Belarusian 1 0.07%
German 1 0.07%
Total 1,434 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Hawryluk, Jerzy (8 November 2018). "Над Бугом і Нарвою - український часопис Підляшшя". Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2020. (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России". Демоскоп Weekly. (in Russian)


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