Nurzec-Stacja

Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

52°27′47″N 23°5′14″E / 52.46306°N 23.08722°E / 52.46306; 23.08722Country

PolandVoivodeshipPodlaskieCountySiemiatyczeGminaNurzec-StacjaPopulation

2,000

Nurzec-Stacja [ˈnuʐɛt͡s ˈstat͡sja] is a village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nurzec-Stacja. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Siemiatycze and 73 km (45 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 156 people, among whom 81 were Roman Catholic, 30 Orthodox, 7 Evangelical and 38 Mosaic. At the same time, 91 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 26 Belarusian, 1 German and 38 Jewish. There were 16 residential buildings in the village.^[2]

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ 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. 23.