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


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

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