Zabłocie, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Zabłocie [zaˈbwɔt͡ɕɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Nurzec-Stacja, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Siemiatycze, and 69 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 267 people, among whom 105 were Roman Catholic, 152 Orthodox, and 10 Mosaic. At the same time, 194 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 71 Belarusian, 1 Jewish and 1 another. There were 46 residential buildings in the village.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 23.
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