Sidra, Sokółka County

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Sidra
Village
Church of Holy Trinity
Church of Holy Trinity
Sidra is located in Poland
Sidra
Sidra
Coordinates: 53°33′11″N 23°26′55″E / 53.55306°N 23.44861°E / 53.55306; 23.44861Coordinates: 53°33′11″N 23°26′55″E / 53.55306°N 23.44861°E / 53.55306; 23.44861
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySokółka
GminaSidra
Population
 • Total730

Sidra [ˈɕidra] is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Sidra. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Sokółka and 52 km (32 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

The village has a population of 730. A Jewish population of 455 existed in 1921.[2] The wooden synagogue built at the turn of the 17th & 18th centuries was burned down by the Germans in 1942.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "JewishGen Communities Database".
  3. ^ "Polin Virtual Shtetl" (in Polish). 2020-11-21.


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