Gregorowce

Gregorowce [ɡrɛɡɔˈrɔft͡sɛ] 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 is located in Poland
Gregorowce
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]

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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