Giby ([ˈɡibɨ]; Lithuanian: Gibai[2]) is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.[3] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Giby. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Sejny and 103 km (64 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. It lies between the lakes of Gieret and Pomorze, the Marycha River flows through the village.
Giby | |
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Village | |
 Saint Anne Church | |
  Giby | |
| Coordinates: 54°2′N 23°22′E / 54.033°N 23.367°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Giby |
| Population (2011)[1] | 538[1] |
| Postal code | 16-506 |
| Area code | +48 87 |
| SIMC | 0757499 |
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The village was established in 1594.
Today's Catholic church of St. Anne (1912) originally served Old Believers in Pogorzelec village, from where it was moved to Giby in 1982.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Wieś Giby (podlaskie) » mapy, nieruchomości, GUS, noclegi, regon, atrakcje, kod pocztowy, wypadki drogowe, edukacja, kierunkowy, demografia, zabytki, tabele, statystyki, drogi publiczne". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ VLKK 2002.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
Sources
edit- VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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