Woźnawieś

Woźnawieś
Village
Woźnawieś
Coordinates: 53°40′N 22°46′E / 53.667°N 22.767°E / 53.667; 22.767
Country Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
CountyGrajewo
GminaRajgród
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
19-206
Area code+48 86
License platesBGR

Woźnawieś [vɔʑˈnavjɛɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rajgród, within Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is located within the historic region of Podlachia.

Woźnawieś is the birthplace of Józef Sienkiewicz, father of Polish writer and Nobel Prize laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz.[2]

References

  1. ^ "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).
  2. ^ Jarosław Marczak. "Józef Sienkiewicz (syn)". Grajewiak.pl (in Polish). Retrieved August 10, 2019.