Czeremcha
Village
Czeremcha Roman Catholic church
Czeremcha Roman Catholic church
Czeremcha is located in Poland
Czeremcha
Czeremcha
Coordinates: 52°31′7″N 23°20′53″E / 52.51861°N 23.34806°E / 52.51861; 23.34806
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyHajnówka
GminaCzeremcha
Population
2,500
Websitehttp://www.czeremcha.com.pl

Czeremcha [t͡ʂɛˈrɛmxa] is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czeremcha. It lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west of Hajnówka and 68 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

It is a rail junction, with connections going westwards to Siedlce, northwards to Bielsk Podlaski and eastwards to Hajnówka. At the start of World War II it was the site of aerial bombardment described by journalist Mendel Moses.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Saga of 2 Months of War Told by Mozes; Left Warsaw Under Hail of Bombs, Bullets". 9 November 1939.


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