Bielscy, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Bielscy
Village
Bielscy is located in Poland
Bielscy
Bielscy
Coordinates: 52°52′25″N 23°42′14″E / 52.87361°N 23.70389°E / 52.87361; 23.70389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyHajnówka
GminaNarewka

Bielscy [ˈbjɛlst͡sɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141