| Białogóry | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Białogóry | |
| Coordinates: 54°4′N 23°18′E / 54.067°N 23.300°E / 54.067; 23.300 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Giby |
| Population | 103 |
| Postal code | 16-506 |
| Car plates | BSE |
Białogóry , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Giby, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Sejny, and 106 km (66 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship.
History
In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 176 and 12 homes and in 1880 it was numbered at 211 people and 30 homes.
In 1921, the village had 25 houses and 133 inhabitants, including 81 Old Believers and 52 Catholics
Tourist attractions
A historic Old Believers' cemetery has been preserved in the village. The first documents proving its existence date back to 1863, while the last burial took place there in 1946. In August 2020, there was serious devastation of the cemetery and desecration of the graves of those buried there
References
- "Population of Bialogory village". Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- "Białogóry". Warsaw. 1880. p. 189.
- "Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych" [Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: compiled from the results of the first general population census of 30 September 1921 and other official sources.] (in Polish). 1924. p. 78 (69).
- Maciej, Chołodowski (2020-08-23). "Na Suwalszczyźnie chcą grillować na dawnym cmentarzu staroobrzędowców" [In the Suwałki region they want to barbecue on a former Old Believers' cemetery] (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- "Dewastacja cmentarza staroobrzędowców. Sprawą zajmie się prokuratura" [Devastation of an Old Believers' cemetery.] (in Polish). 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
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