Kleszczele
Kleszczele | |
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Kleszczele | |
Coordinates: 52°34′36″N 23°19′17″E / 52.57667°N 23.32139°ECoordinates: 52°34′36″N 23°19′17″E / 52.57667°N 23.32139°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Hajnówka |
Gmina | Kleszczele |
Area | |
• Total | 46.71 km2 (18.03 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,432 |
• Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Website | https://www.kleszczele.pl/ |
Kleszczele ([klɛʂˈt͡ʂɛlɛ], Ukrainian: Кліщелі Klishcheli, Belarusian: Кляшчэ́лі Kljaščè́li) is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Demography[]
The most spoken languages in Kleszczele according to the Russian Imperial Census of 1897:[1]
Language | Population | Proportion |
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Ukrainian | 1087 | 54.00% |
Jewish | 710 | 35.27% |
Russian | 114 | 5.66% |
Polish | 91 | 4.52% |
German | 11 | 0.55% |
Total | 2013 | 100.00% |
Notable residents[]
The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881.
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kleszczele. |
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Hajnówka County
- Podlachian Voivodeship
- Belsky Uyezd (Grodno Governorate)
- Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939)
- Belastok Region
- Hajnówka County geography stubs