Koszki
Koszki [ˈkɔʂkʲi] (Belarusian: Кошкі, Podlachian: Kôški) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Orla, 10 km (6 mi) south of Bielsk Podlaski, and 49 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
Koszki | |
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  Koszki | |
| Coordinates: 52°41′N 23°13′E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Gmina | Orla |
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]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141
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