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Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Nowe Leśne Bohatery
Village
Nowe Leśne Bohatery - shop and post officeNowe Leśne Bohatery - shop and post office
Nowe Leśne Bohatery is located in PolandNowe Leśne BohateryNowe Leśne Bohatery
Coordinates: 53°47′53″N 23°31′28″E / 53.79806°N 23.52444°E / 53.79806; 23.52444
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyAugustów
GminaLipsk

Nowe Leśne Bohatery (Belarusian: Новыя Лясныя Багатыры) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipsk, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Lipsk, 38 km (24 mi) east of Augustów, and 80 km (50 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

Name

The name of the settlement originates from Belarusian: багатыр, which means "rich man". There is also a settlement Polnyja Bahatyry on the Belarusian side of the border.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Gmina Lipsk
Town and seat
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