Falki, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
52°52′N 22°57′E / 52.867°N 22.950°E / 52.867; 22.950Country PolandVoivodeshipPodlaskieCountyBielskGminaWyszki

Falki [ˈfalki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wyszki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wyszki, 21 km (13 mi) north-west of Bielsk Podlaski, and 32 km (20 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 253 people, among whom 242 were Roman Catholic and 11 Mosaic. At the same time, 242 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 11 Jewish. There were 43 residential buildings in the village.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 29.


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