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Sopoćkinie
Sapotskin or Sopotskin is an urban-type settlement in Grodno District, Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It is located near the border with Poland and northwest from Grodno. As of 2025, it has a population of 901. Sapotskin became one of the centers of the Polish minority in Belarus. It is the only town in Belarus where the Polish population, consisting of the majority, is allowed to use bilingual street signs. History Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sapotskin was part of Trakai Voivodeship. In 1795, Sapotskin was acquired by the Kingdom of Prussia as a result of the Third Partition of Poland and incorporated into the New East Prussia Province. From 1807 until 1815, Sapotskin was part of Łomża Department of the Duchy of Warsaw. In 1815, Sapotskin was acquired by the Russian Empire, and made part of Congress Poland. Within the Russian Empire, the town was successively part of Augustów Voivodeship (1815-1837), Augustów Governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Urban-type Settlements In Belarus
This list is of Urban-type settlements which are a type of a populated places in Belarus. Overview According to a 1998 law of the Republic of Belarus, there are three categories of urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New East Prussia Province
New East Prussia (; ; ) was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1795 to 1807. It was created out of territory annexed in the Third Partition of Poland, Third Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and included parts of Masovia, Podlaskie, Trakai voivodeship and Duchy of Samogitia, Žemaitija. In 1806 it had 914,610 inhabitants with a territory of less than , mainly Polish people, Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Belarusians. Geography New East Prussia encompassed territory between East Prussia and the Vistula, Bug (river), Bug, and Neman rivers. 1807 Treaties of Tilsit Following Napoleon I of France, Napoleon Bonaparte's victory in the War of the Fourth Coalition and the Greater Poland Uprising (1806), Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 the Province of New East Prussia was ceded according to the 1807 Treaties of Tilsit: *The area around Białystok was ceded to the Russian Empire, becoming the Belostok Oblast. *The Płock Department and the remainde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
