Woźnawieś

Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
53°40′N 22°46′E / 53.667°N 22.767°E / 53.667; 22.767Country PolandVoivodeship PodlaskieCountyGrajewoGminaRajgródTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
19-206
Area code+48 86License platesBGR

Woźnawieś [vɔʑˈnavjɛɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rajgród, within Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Rajgród, 21 km (13 mi) east of Grajewo, and 67 km (42 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. It is located within the historic region of Podlachia.

Woźnawieś is the birthplace of Józef Sienkiewicz, father of Polish writer and Nobel Prize laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Jarosław Marczak. "Józef Sienkiewicz (syn)". Grajewiak.pl (in Polish). Retrieved August 10, 2019.
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