Narewka
| Narewka Нараўка |
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Podlaskie | ||
| Powiat : | Hajnowski | ||
| Gmina : | Narewka | ||
| Geographic location : | 52 ° 50 ' N , 23 ° 45' E | ||
| Residents : | 780 | ||
| Postal code : | 17-220 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 085 | ||
| License plate : | BHA | ||
Narewka ( Lithuanian Narevka ; Belarusian Нараўка, Narauka ) is a bilingual village in the powiat Hajnowski in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , Poland , near the border with Belarus . The place is the seat of the rural community of the same name . Many of the residents belong to the Belarusian minority in Poland.
history
In 1639 the iron ore miner Tomasz Wydra Polkowski settled in Narewka. The local economy was characterized by the smelting of lawn iron ore .
In the area of today's Narewka municipality, four farms were built in the 18th century : Grodzisk, Lewkowo, Łuka and Siemianówka. During the third partition of Poland in 1795 , Narewka fell to Russia .
Narewka received town charter in the second half of the 19th century, but the exact date is not known. In 1888 Narewka had about 860 inhabitants, including 780 Jews. The Hajnówka - Wołkowysk railway line has passed through the present municipality since 1906.
In the interwar period , small industrial companies, a turpentine factory, the Hackiel glassworks and a windmill were located in the village.
During the Second World War , the town was not destroyed, but many residents were Jewish victims of the Holocaust .
Community structure
The rural community (gmina wiejska) Narewka includes 22 other districts with a Sołectwo ( Schulzenamt ).
Religions
The village has a Catholic and an Orthodox church. There was also a synagogue , which, however, was destroyed by the Jewish population, as they believed it had been desecrated when the Red Army used it as a warehouse in 1939.
Attractions
- Białowieża National Park
- The natural Narewka valley
- Trails Wilczy Szlak , Wokół Uroczyska Głuszec (National Park Białowieża), Białowieża , Narewka , Masiewo , Babiogórski , Siemianówka , Stary Dwór , Michałowo (planned) and the trail Pod Dębami in forest Promotion complex Puszcza Białowieska in Świnoroje with fire seats and a camping
Web links
- Community website
- poland24.de , travel guide
- Jewish cemeteries