Grabowiec, Hajnówka County
Grabowiec | |
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Village | |
Grabowiec | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′N 23°25′E / 52.633°N 23.417°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Hajnówka |
| Gmina | Dubicze Cerkiewne |
Grabowiec [ɡraˈbɔvʲɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) south-west of Dubicze Cerkiewne, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Hajnówka, and 57 km (35 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
Herman Szymaniuk was born in Grabowiec. He was a Belarusian partisan and communist activist, as well as co-organizer of the Brotherhood of Belarusian Peasants.[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Solak, Andrzej (25 May 2008). "Dywersja na Kresach (cz. 1)" [Diversion in the Borderlands (Part 1)]. Myśl Polska (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-10-16.