Korycin

Korycin
Village
Invention and Exaltation of the Holy Cross church at night
Korycin
Coordinates: 53°29′N 22°56′E / 53.483°N 22.933°E / 53.483; 22.933
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySokółka
GminaKorycin
Population
 • Total
530
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
16-140[1]
Vehicle registrationBSK

Korycin ([kɔˈrɨt͡ɕin]; Yiddish: קוריצין, romanizedKartchin) is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Korycin.

The Korycinski cheese is traditional food of Korycin, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland.

History

Town rights were granted in 1671 and revoked in 1897.[3]

In 1900, there were 411 Jews living in Korycin. Nearly all were murdered by the Germans and their collaborators during the Holocaust.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  2. ^ "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).
  3. ^ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 40–51. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
  4. ^ "JewishGen Locality Page - Korycin, Poland". JewishGen.org. JewishGen.org. Retrieved 18 January 2025.