Falki is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the administrative district of
Gmina Wyszki
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Gmina Wyszki is a rural gmina (Polish:''gmina wiejska'') in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.
Geography
Brańsk is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the ''Wysoczyzny Podla ...
, within
Bielsk County
, settlement_type = County
, total_type = Total
, image_flag = POL powiat bielski (województwo podlaskie) flag.svg
, image_shield = POL powiat bielski (województwo podlaskie) COA.svg
, image_map = POL powiat bielski (województwo podlaskie ...
,
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province and its territory correspond to the historic region of Podlachia. The capital and largest cit ...
, in north-eastern Poland.
It lies approximately north-west of
Wyszki, north-west of
Bielsk Podlaski
Bielsk Podlaski ( be, Бельск Падляскі, , yi, ביעלסק, Bielsk) is a town in eastern Poland, within Bielsk County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 24,883.
Geography
Bielsk Podla ...
, and south-west of the regional capital
Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 253 people, among whom 242 were Roman Catholic and 11 Mosaic. At the same time, 242 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 11 Jewish. There were 43 residential buildings in the village.
[''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, s. 29.]
References
Falki
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