Smolany, Podlaskie Voivodeship
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Smolany | |
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Village | |
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  Smolany Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 54°11′N 23°13′E / 54.183°N 23.217°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Puńsk |
| Population | 105[1] |
| Postal code | 16-515 [2] |
| Car plates | BSE |
Smolany ([smɔˈlanɨ]; Lithuanian: Smalėnai[3]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[4]
In the village there is the Roman Catholic parish church of St. Isidore the Ploughman and the seat of the parish.
History
[edit]In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 69 and 7 homes, a primary school a brick-built monastery church was built in 1839. in 1889 it was numbered at 253 people and 32 homes[5]
Tourist attractions
[edit]- Stone church of St. Isidore the Ploughman built in 1834–39, founded by Michael Haberman,
- Classical, post-Reformation monastery from 1839 to 1840,[6] since 1995 Retreat House of the Diocese of Elk.
- Haberman family burial chapel from 1846.
- Brick fence from the 19th century.
Smolany in literature
[edit]Bloody silvers - a crime-sensation novel by Robert M. Rynkowski[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Population of Smolany village". Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ↑ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 1164. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
- ↑ VLKK 2002.
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ "Smolany1(2)". Warsaw. 1889. p. 893.
- ↑ Skurzyński, Piotr (2004). Warmia, Mazury, Suwalszczyzna (in Polish) (ISBN 83-7200-631-8 ed.). Warsaw. p. 393.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Danilewicz, Iwona (31 August 2023). "Recenzja książki "Krwawe srebrniki" Roberta M. Rynkowskiego".
Sources
[edit]- VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian).
