Mielnik
Encyclopedia
Mielnik ' is a village
in Siemiatycze County
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
, in north-eastern Poland
, close to the border with Belarus
. 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.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Siemiatycze County
Siemiatycze County
Siemiatycze County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest...
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...
, in north-eastern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, close to the border with Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Mielnik
Gmina Mielnik
Gmina Mielnik is a rural gmina in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, on the border with Belarus...
. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Siemiatycze
Siemiatycze
Siemiatycze is a town in north-eastern Poland, with 15,209 inhabitants . It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship ; previously it was in Białystok Voivodeship . It is the capital of Siemiatycze County....
and 88 km (55 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
The village has a population of 980.
People associated with Mielnik
- Jerzy NikitorowiczJerzy NikitorowiczJerzy Nikitorowicz is professor of pedagogics, dr. hab, rector of the University of Białystok, Poland .-References:...
, rector of the University of Białystok was born here