Wiłkopedzie
Wiłkopedzie | |
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Village | |
  Wiłkopedzie | |
| Coordinates: 54°11′9″N 23°16′29″E / 54.18583°N 23.27472°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Puńsk |
| Population | 81[1] |
| Postal code | 16-515 [2] |
| Car plates | BSE |
Wiłkopedzie ([viu̯kɔˈpɛd͡ʑɛ]; Lithuanian: Vilkapėdžiai[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] It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Puńsk, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Sejny, and 119 km (74 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Geography
[edit]The village is located in the East Suwałki Lake District north of Lake Szejpiszki in the Protected Landscape Area on the Dziedulka River, a tributary of the Marycha River.
History
[edit]In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 98 and 13 homes and in 1893 it was numbered at 225 people and 22 homes.[5]
From 1957 to 1975, the village's administration was governed by the Białystok Voivodeship.
Transport
[edit]The village is located on the Sejny Land cycle trail Rygol - Zaboryszki leading through undulating, forested areas of the lake district in the borderland largely inhabited by Lithuanians; on the trail there are numerous monuments of Lithuanian folk architecture.
References
[edit]- ^ "Population of Wilkopedz village". Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 1457. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Wiłkopedzie". Warsaw. 1893. p. 541.
Sources
[edit]- VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian).
