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Stare Leśne Bohatery

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Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Stare Leśne Bohatery
Village
Stare Leśne Bohatery is located in PolandStare Leśne BohateryStare Leśne Bohatery
Coordinates: 53°47′47″N 23°32′2″E / 53.79639°N 23.53389°E / 53.79639; 23.53389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyAugustów
GminaLipsk

Stare Leśne Bohatery 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 12 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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