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Chanie

Coordinates: 52°29′N 23°8′E / 52.483°N 23.133°E / 52.483; 23.133
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Chanie
Village
Chanie is located in Poland
Chanie
Chanie
Coordinates: 52°29′N 23°8′E / 52.483°N 23.133°E / 52.483; 23.133
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySiemiatycze
GminaNurzec-Stacja

Chanie [ˈxaɲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Nurzec-Stacja, 20 km (12 mi) east of Siemiatycze, and 71 km (44 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 818 people, among whom 2 were Roman Catholic, 726 Orthodox, and 7 Mosaic. At the same time, 4 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 77 Belarusian. There were 17 residential buildings in the village.[2]

References

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  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, s. 22.