Szernie
Szernie | |
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Village | |
Szernie | |
| Coordinates: 52°41′N 23°18′E / 52.683°N 23.300°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Gmina | Orla |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Szernie [ˈʂɛrɲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]
It is in one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.[2]
History
Three Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[3]
References
- ^ "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).
- ^ Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141
- ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 245. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.
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