| Buda Ruska | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Wooden house | |
  Buda Ruska | |
| Coordinates: 54°3′N 23°12′E / 54.050°N 23.200°E / 54.050; 23.200 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Krasnopol |
| Population | 96 |
| Postal code | 16-503 |
| Car plates | BSE |
Buda Ruska , is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of ], 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Sejny, and 104 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship.
Nowadays, the Old Believer community of Buda Ruska belongs to the parish functioning at the Suwałki Molennia.
History
Until the outbreak of World War II, the village was entirely inhabited by Russian Old Believers., who founded the village in the 18th century while fleeing religious persecution in the Russian Empire.
According to the First General Population Census, conducted in 1921, the village of Buda Ruska had 46 houses with 263 inhabitants. The vast majority of Buda Ruska's 242 inhabitants declared the Old Believers' religion. The others reported, in turn, 20 people declared themselves of theEvangelical confession and one person declared themselves as Roman Catholic. In terms of nationality, Russians dominated, as Russian nationality was declared by 228 villagers, while the remaining 35 people declared Polish nationality
After the end of World War II, the village was apart of the village was apart of the Białystok Voivodeship until 1975 when it was administered by the Suwałki Voivodeship.
Tourist attractions
- The village is home to the summer house of former Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and his wife Anna
- There are two necropolises in the village: the Evangelical cemetery and the Old Believers' cemetery.
- There is a photography gallery in the village called Chlewogaleria run by photographer and traveller Piotr Malczewski. The gallery is located in a former pigsty, on farm number 16.
References
- "Population of Buda Ruska village". 2021-11-02.
- "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 101. 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.
- "Park i jego mieszkańcy – Czesław Jurkun". Archived from the original on 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2006-01-12.
- "Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych" (in Polish). Warsaw. 1924. p. 79 (70).
- "Plejada.pl – Ekskluzywne informacje, wywiady, wideo, i galerie. Poznaj kulisy show-biznesu z Plejada Onet" (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- "Miejsca Pamięci". Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- "Wystawa w Chlewogalerri". Retrieved 2009-08-20.
