Soce, Poland

Soce
Village

Orthodox chapel of Elijah the Prophet in Soce
Soce
Coordinates: 52°57′N 23°24′E / 52.950°N 23.400°E / 52.950; 23.400
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Hajnówka
Gmina Narew

Soce [ˈsɔt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narew, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Narew, 27 km (17 mi) north-west of Hajnówka, and 25 km (16 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

Soce is mostly inhabited by Orthodox Belarusians.

An ethnographic-tourist project called "The Land of Open Shutters" is realizing in Soce.

The Land of Open Shutters in Soce

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Coordinates: 52°57′N 23°24′E / 52.950°N 23.400°E / 52.950; 23.400

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