Narew, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Narew [ˈnarɛf] (Belarusian: Нарва, Ukrainian: Нарва) is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Narew. It lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north of Hajnówka and 33 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

Narew
Village
Roman Catholic church
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Narew
Coordinates: 52°54′46″N 23°31′15″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyHajnówka
GminaNarew
Population
1,400

The village has a population of 1,400.

History

Narew was founded in 1514. It lost its city status on May 24, 1934. During World War II the Nazis took local Jews out of the city and later killed them.[2]

Demography

The most spoken languages in Narew according to the Russian Imperial Census of 1897:[3]

LanguagePopulationProportion
Jewish60141.91 %
Ukrainian53237.1 %
Polish25017.43 %
Russian463.21 %
Lithuanian30.21 %
Belarusian10.07 %
German10.07 %
Total1,434100.00 %
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