Gregorowce [ɡrɛɡɔˈrɔft͡sɛ] (Belarusian: Рыгораўцы, Podlachian: Ryhóruvci) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Orla, 14 km (9 mi) south of Bielsk Podlaski, and 53 km (33 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
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Coordinates: 52°39′N 23°15′E | |
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Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Bielsk |
Gmina | Orla |
Population (approx.) | 200 |
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 175 people, among whom 170 Orthodox, and 5 Mosaic. At the same time, 23 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 152 Belarusian. There were 40 residential buildings in the village.[2]
The village has an approximate population of 200.
It is in one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.[3]
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