Wołyńce, Sejny County

For other places with the same name, see Wołyńce.
Wołyńce
Village
Wołyńce
Coordinates: 54°16′N 23°15′E / 54.267°N 23.250°E / 54.267; 23.250
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySejny
GminaPuńsk
Population
138[1]
Postal code
16-515 [2]
Car platesBSE

Wołyńce ([vɔˈwɨɲt͡sɛ]; Lithuanian: Valinčiai[3]) 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.[4] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) east of Puńsk, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Sejny, and 128 km (80 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

History

The noble village was located at the end of the 18th century in the Grodno district of the Trakai Voivodeship in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[5]

In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 134 and 15 homes and in 1893 it was numbered at 407 people and 28 homes.[6]

Tourist attractions

Cellar in farmhouse no. 4 (ex. 6), 2nd half of the 19th century.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population of Wolynce village". Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. ^ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 1482. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
  3. ^ VLKK 2002.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ Вялікі гістарычны атлас Беларусі (2nd ed.). Minsk. 2013. p. 87.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Wołyńce". Warsaw. 1893. p. 935.
  7. ^ "Rejestr zabytków nieruchomych – województwo podlaskie" (PDF). 2018-04-04. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

Sources


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