Grabowo, Kolno County
Grabowo | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Saint John the Baptist church in Grabowo | |
  Grabowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°27′N 22°9′E / 53.450°N 22.150°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Kolno |
| Gmina | Grabowo |
| Population | |
• Total | 800 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BKL |
| Website | Grabowo GOK |
Grabowo [ɡraˈbɔvɔ] is a village in Kolno County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Grabowo. It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) east of Kolno and 78 km (48 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Notable people
[edit]- Antoni Waga (1799–1890), zoologist, traveller, writer, literary critic
- Jakub Ignacy Waga (1800–1872), botanist and educator
- Bożena Dykiel (born 1948), actress
References
[edit]- ^ "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).
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