Gregorowce

Gregorowce [ɡrɛɡɔˈrɔft͡sɛ] (Belarusian: Рыгораўцы, Podlachian: Ryhóruvci) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Orla, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsk Podlaski, and 53 km (33 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

Gregorowce
Village
Gregorowce
Coordinates: 52°39′N 23°15′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
GminaOrla
Population
(approx.)
200

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 175 people, among whom 170 Orthodox, and 5 Mosaic. At the same time, 23 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 152 Belarusian. There were 40 residential buildings in the village.[2]

The village has an approximate population of 200.

It is in one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.[3]

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. 19.
  3. Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141


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