Sidra, Sokółka County

Sidra [ˈɕidra] is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sidra. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Sokółka and 52 km (32 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

Sidra
Village
Sidra
Coordinates: 53°33′11″N 23°26′55″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySokółka
GminaSidra
Population
730

The village has a population of 730. A Jewish population of 455 existed in 1921.[2] The wooden synagogue built at the turn of the 17th & 18th centuries was burned down by the Germans in 1942.[3]

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