Wólka Zaleska 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 west of
Wyszki, 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 86 people, among whom 81 were Roman Catholic and 5 Mosaic. At the same time, 81 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 5 Jewish. There were 18 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
Villages in Bielsk County
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