Dowiaciszki
Dowiaciszki | |
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Village | |
  Dowiaciszki | |
| Coordinates: 54°11′32″N 23°19′32″E / 54.19222°N 23.32556°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Puńsk |
| Population | 60 |
| Postal code | 16-515[1] |
| Car plates | BSE |
Dowiaciszki (Lithuanian: Dievetiškė) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[2] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Puńsk, 9 km (6 mi) north of Sejny, and 120 km (75 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
From 1975–1998 the village belonged administratively to the Suwałki Voivodeship.
In 1889 it was apart of Święciański County, the population consisted of 47 people and 6 houses.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Official Postal Code list" (PDF). October 2013. p. 232. 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.
- ^ "Dowiaciszki". Warsaw. 1881. p. 135.
Sources
[edit]- VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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