Przerośl

Przerośl
Village
Przerośl
Coordinates: 54°15′7″N 22°39′22″E / 54.25194°N 22.65611°E / 54.25194; 22.65611
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Suwałki County
Gmina	Przerośl
Population	3,300

Przerośl [ˈpʂɛrɔɕl] is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Przerośl. It lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of Suwałki and 131 km (81 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The village has a population of 3,300.

History

Monument commemorating the 400th anniversary of the town's founding

Settled in 1570, Przerośl was formerly a town from 1576 to 1870. Even though its population has since shrunk and it is now only a village, its past is reflected in the urban pattern of its street layout, with a prominent town square. For much of its history the town had a significant Jewish community, which perished in the Holocaust and was not reestablished afterwards.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.

Gmina Przerośl

Seat	Przerośl

Other villages	Blenda Bućki Hańcza Iwaniszki Kolonia Przerośl Kruszki Krzywólka Łanowicze Duże Łanowicze Małe Morgi Nowa Pawłówka Nowa Przerośl Olszanka Prawy Las Przełomka Przystajne Rakówek Romanówka Śmieciuchówka Stara Pawłówka Wersele Zarzecze Zusienko

Coordinates: 54°15′7″N 22°39′22″E / 54.25194°N 22.65611°E / 54.25194; 22.65611

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