Gmina Bransk
Encyclopedia
Gmina Brańsk b is a rural gmina
(Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
. It is located in north-eastern Poland
.
, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec
River.
known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Białoruskie (Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (Bielska Plain).
The gmina covers an area of 227.3 square kilometres (87.8 sq mi).
, the capital of Poland
south-west of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
west of Bielsk Podlaski
, the seat of Bielsk County
which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).
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Its seat is the town of Brańsk
, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
(Polish: Rada) composed of the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.
Bronka
, Brzeźnica
, Burchaty
, Chojewo
, Chojewo-Kolonia
, Chrościanka
, Dębowo
, Domanowo, Ferma
, Glinnik
, Holonki
, Jarmarkowszczyzna
, Kadłubówka, Kalnica
, Kalnowiec
, Kiersnowo, Kiersnówek
, Kiewłaki, Klichy
, Konotopa
, Koszewo
, Lubieszcze
, Majerowizna
, Markowo
, Mień
, Nowosady
, Oleksin
, Olędy
, Olędzkie
, Olszewek, Olszewo
, Otapy
, Pace
, Pasieka
, Patoki
, Pietraszki, Płonowo, Poletyły, Popławy, Pruszanka Stara
, Pruszanka-Baranki
, Puchały Nowe, Puchały Stare, Spieszyn
, Szmurły, Ściony
, Świrydy
, Widźgowo
, Załuskie Koronne, Załuskie Kościelne, Zanie
.
and the of Gminy of Bielsk Podlaski
, Boćki
, Dziadkowice
, Grodzisk
, Klukowo
, Nowe Piekuty
, Poświętne, Rudka
, Szepietowo
and Wyszki
.
and a Voivodeship Road
:
by Państwowa Komunikacja Samochodowa (State Car Communication, PKS
) via PKS Bielsk Podlaskie, PKS Białystok and PKS Siemiatycze
) SA from the following stations:
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(Polish:gmina wiejska) in Bielsk County
Bielsk County
Bielsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bielsk Podlaski, which...
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...
. It is located in north-eastern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Etymology
The name Brańsk comes from the river BronkaBronka
Bronka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec
Nurzec
The Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie...
River.
Geography
Gmina Brańsk is located in the geographical region of EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Białoruskie (Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Równina Bielska (Bielska Plain).
The gmina covers an area of 227.3 square kilometres (87.8 sq mi).
Location
It is located approximately: north-east of WarsawWarsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, the capital of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
south-west of Białystok, the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...
west of Bielsk Podlaski
Bielsk Podlaski
-Roads and Highways:Bielsk Podlaski is at the intersection of two National Road and a Voivodeship Road:* National Road 19 - Kuźnica Białystoka Border Crossing - Kuźnica - Białystok - Bielsk Podlaski - Siemiatycze - Międzyrzec Podlaski - Kock - Lubartów - Lublin - Kraśnik - Janów Lubelski - Nisko...
, the seat of Bielsk County
Bielsk County
Bielsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bielsk Podlaski, which...
Climate
The region has a continental climateContinental climate
Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby...
which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).
Rivers
Three rivers pass through the Gmina:- The NurzecNurzecThe Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie...
River, a tributary of the Bug RiverBug RiverThe Bug River is a left tributary of the Narew river flows from central Ukraine to the west, passing along the Ukraine-Polish and Polish-Belarusian border and into Poland, where it empties into the Narew river near Serock. The part between the lake and the Vistula River is sometimes referred to as... - The Siennica River, a tributary of the NurzecNurzecThe Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie...
River - The Czarna River, a tributary of the NurzecNurzecThe Nurzec is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Bug River. It flows through the geographical region known in Polish as Wysoczyzny Podlasko-Bialoruskie...
River
Demographics
Detailed data as of 31 December 2007:| Total | Women | Men | ||||
| Unit | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Population | 6,370 | 100 | 3,127 | 49.1 | 3,243 | 50.9 |
| Population Density (persons/km²) |
28.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | |||
Municipal government
Bransk
Brańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...
, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
Executive branch
The chief executive of the government is the mayor (Polish: wójt).Legislative branch
The legislative portion of the government is the CouncilRada
Rada is the term for "council" or "assembly"borrowed by Polish from the Low Franconian "Rad" and later passed into the Czech, Ukrainian, and Belarusian languages....
(Polish: Rada) composed of the President (Polish: Przewodniczący), the Vice President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczący) and thirteen councilors.
Villages
The following villages are contained within the gmina:Bronka
Bronka
Bronka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Brzeźnica
Brzeznica, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Brzeźnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
, Burchaty
Burchaty
Burchaty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brańsk, south-west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Chojewo
Chojewo
Chojewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brańsk, south-west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Chojewo-Kolonia
Chojewo-Kolonia
Chojewo-Kolonia is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...
, Chrościanka
Chroscianka
Chrościanka is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....
, Dębowo
Debowo, Bielsk County
Dębowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Domanowo, Ferma
Ferma
Ferma is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Brańsk, north-west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Glinnik
Glinnik, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Glinnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
, Holonki
Holonki
Holonki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...
, Jarmarkowszczyzna
Jarmarkowszczyzna
Jarmarkowszczyzna is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....
, Kadłubówka, Kalnica
Kalnica, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Kalnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Kalnowiec
Kalnowiec
Kalnowiec is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....
, Kiersnowo, Kiersnówek
Kiersnówek
Kiersnówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Kiewłaki, Klichy
Klichy
Klichy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brańsk, south-west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Konotopa
Konotopa, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Konotopa is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....
, Koszewo
Koszewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Koszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Lubieszcze
Lubieszcze
Lubieszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The village has an approximate...
, Majerowizna
Majerowizna
Majerowizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Markowo
Markowo, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Markowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Mień
Mien
Mień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
, Nowosady
Nowosady, Bielsk County
Nowosady is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-References:...
, Oleksin
Oleksin, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Oleksin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Olędy
Oledy, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Olędy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
, Olędzkie
Oledzkie
Olędzkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Olszewek, Olszewo
Olszewo, Gmina Bransk
Olszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.-Massacre during World War II:...
, Otapy
Otapy
Otapy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
, Pace
Pace, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Pace is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Pasieka
Pasieka, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Pasieka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boćki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately east of Boćki, south of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Patoki
Patoki, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Patoki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
, Pietraszki, Płonowo, Poletyły, Popławy, Pruszanka Stara
Pruszanka Stara
Pruszanka Stara is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Pruszanka-Baranki
Pruszanka-Baranki
Pruszanka-Baranki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.The village has a population of 80.-References:...
, Puchały Nowe, Puchały Stare, Spieszyn
Spieszyn
Spieszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Brańsk, south-west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Szmurły, Ściony
Sciony
Ściony is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
, Świrydy
Swirydy
Świrydy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
, Widźgowo
Widzgowo
Widźgowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south of Brańsk, south-west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south of the regional capital Białystok....
, Załuskie Koronne, Załuskie Kościelne, Zanie
Zanie, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Zanie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Brańsk, west of Bielsk Podlaski, and south-west of the regional capital Białystok....
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Neighbouring political subdivisions
Gmina Brańsk is bordered by the town of BrańskBransk
Brańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...
and the of Gminy of Bielsk Podlaski
Gmina Bielsk Podlaski
Gmina Bielsk Podlaski is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.-Rivers:Five rivers pass through the Gmina:* The Narew River, a tributary of the Bug River...
, Boćki
Gmina Bocki
Gmina Boćki is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Geography:...
, Dziadkowice
Gmina Dziadkowice
Gmina Dziadkowice is a rural gmina in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Dziadkowice, which lies approximately north of Siemiatycze and south of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, Grodzisk
Gmina Grodzisk
Gmina Grodzisk is a rural gmina in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Grodzisk, which lies approximately north-west of Siemiatycze and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
, Klukowo
Gmina Klukowo
Gmina Klukowo is a rural gmina in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Klukowo, which lies approximately south of Wysokie Mazowieckie and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006...
, Nowe Piekuty
Gmina Nowe Piekuty
Gmina Nowe Piekuty is a rural gmina in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Nowe Piekuty, which lies approximately south-east of Wysokie Mazowieckie and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of ,...
, Poświętne, Rudka
Gmina Rudka
Gmina Rudka is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.-Geography:...
, Szepietowo
Gmina Szepietowo
Gmina Szepietowo is an urban-rural gmina in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Szepietowo, which lies approximately south of Wysokie Mazowieckie and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of , and as...
and Wyszki
Gmina Wyszki
Gmina Wyszki is a rural gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located in north-eastern Poland.-Geography:...
.
Roads and Highways
Gmina Brańsk is at the intersection of a National RoadNational roads in Poland
National road in Poland refers to a public trunk road controlled by the Polish central government authority, the General Directorship of National Roads and Motorways...
and a Voivodeship Road
Voivodeship road
A voivodeship road is a category of road in Poland. Voivodeship roads fall one step below national roads in importance. The roads are numbered from 100 to 993...
:
- National Road 66 - ZambrówZambrówZambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 22,933 inhabitants . It is the capital of Zambrów County. Situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , previously in Łomża Voivodeship .-History:...
- BrańskBranskBrańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...
- Bielsk PodlaskiBielsk Podlaski-Roads and Highways:Bielsk Podlaski is at the intersection of two National Road and a Voivodeship Road:* National Road 19 - Kuźnica Białystoka Border Crossing - Kuźnica - Białystok - Bielsk Podlaski - Siemiatycze - Międzyrzec Podlaski - Kock - Lubartów - Lublin - Kraśnik - Janów Lubelski - Nisko...
- KleszczeleKleszczeleKleszczele is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship .The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881....
- Czeremcha - Połowce Border Crossing (Belarus) - Voivodeship Road 681 - Roszki-WodźkiRoszki-WodzkiRoszki-Wodźki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łapy, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland....
- Łapy - BrańskBranskBrańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...
- CiechanowiecCiechanowiecCiechanowiec is a small town in Wysoczyzna Drohiczyńska, Gmina Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.Alternate names used in the past or currently include Tshekhanovits Yiddish, Tsekhanovets Russian, Chechanovitz, Chekhanovits, Chekhanovitse, Rudelstadt and...
Bus Service
Regular bus service is provided in the town of BrańskBransk
Brańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...
by Państwowa Komunikacja Samochodowa (State Car Communication, PKS
Panstwowa Komunikacja Samochodowa
Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej is a major Polish enterprise dealing with public transport.-History:...
) via PKS Bielsk Podlaskie, PKS Białystok and PKS Siemiatycze
Rail Service
The closest passenger train service is provided by Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways, PKPPolskie Koleje Panstwowe
is the dominant railway operator in Poland.The company was founded when the former state-owned operator was divided into several units based on the requirements laid down by the European Union...
) SA from the following stations:
- SzepietowoSzepietowoSzepietowo is a town in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Szepietowo. It lies approximately south of Wysokie Mazowieckie and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.Szepietowo has a population of 2,412. It...
- express & local service to WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
and Białystok - 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) northwest - Bielsk PodlaskiBielsk Podlaski-Roads and Highways:Bielsk Podlaski is at the intersection of two National Road and a Voivodeship Road:* National Road 19 - Kuźnica Białystoka Border Crossing - Kuźnica - Białystok - Bielsk Podlaski - Siemiatycze - Międzyrzec Podlaski - Kock - Lubartów - Lublin - Kraśnik - Janów Lubelski - Nisko...
- express & local service to SiedlceSiedlceSiedlce ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,392 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship ....
and Białystok - 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) east
Nearby Attractions
- Sanktuarium Matki Bożej Pojedniania w Hodyszewie (Our Lady of Hodyszewo Sanctuary) in Hodyzewo - 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest
- Ossoliński Palace in Rudka - 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west