Mielnik
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For other places with the same name, see Mielnik (disambiguation).
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 Mielnik
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| Coordinates: 52°20′N 23°3′E / 52.333°N 23.05°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Podlaskie | ||
| County | Siemiatycze | ||
| Gmina | Mielnik | ||
| Population | 980 | ||
Mielnik [ˈmjɛlnik] is a village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielnik. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Siemiatycze and 88 km (55 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
The village has a population of 980.
[edit] People associated with Mielnik
- Jerzy Nikitorowicz, rector of the University of Białystok was born here
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Coordinates: 52°20′N 23°3′E / 52.333°N 23.05°E
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