Obniże

Obniże
Village
Obniże is located in Poland
Obniże
Obniże
Coordinates: 52°30′N 22°36′E / 52.500°N 22.600°E / 52.500; 22.600
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySiemiatycze
GminaDrohiczyn

Obniże [ɔbˈniʐɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drohiczyn, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Drohiczyn, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Siemiatycze, and 79 km (49 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 209 people, among whom 196 were Roman Catholic and 13 Mosaic. At the same time, 201 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 8 Jewish. There were 39 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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