Boćki

Coordinates: 52°39′N 23°2′E / 52.650°N 23.033°E / 52.650; 23.033
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Boćki
Village
Church of Saints Joseph and Anthony
Church of Saints Joseph and Anthony
Boćki is located in Poland
Boćki
Boćki
Coordinates: 52°39′N 23°2′E / 52.650°N 23.033°E / 52.650; 23.033
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
GminaBoćki
Population
 • Total1,500

Boćki [ˈbɔt͡ɕkʲi] is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Boćki. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Bielsk Podlaski and 53 km (33 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 1,719 people, among whom 744 were Roman Catholic, 239 Orthodox, 11 Evangelical and 725 Mosaic. At the same time, 1,065 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 44 Belarusian, 2 Russian and 608 Jewish. There were 305 residential buildings in the village at the time.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, p. 19.