Czeremcha, Podlaskie Voivodeship
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Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Czeremcha | |
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| Czeremcha Roman Catholic church Czeremcha Roman Catholic church | |
Czeremcha is located in Poland Czeremcha Czeremcha | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′7′′N 23°20′53′′E / 52.51861°N 23.34806°E / 52.51861; 23.34806 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Hajnówka |
| Gmina | Czeremcha |
| Population | 2,500 |
| Website | http://www.czeremcha.com.pl |
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Czeremcha [t͡ʂɛˈrɛmxa] is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czeremcha. It lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west of Hajnówka and 68 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
It is a rail junction, with connections going westwards to Siedlce, northwards to Bielsk Podlaski and eastwards to Hajnówka. At the start of World War II it was the site of aerial bombardment described by journalist Mendel Moses.[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008年06月01日.
- ^ "Saga of 2 Months of War Told by Mozes; Left Warsaw Under Hail of Bombs, Bullets". 9 November 1939.
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