Burniszki
Burniszki | |
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Village | |
  Burniszki | |
| Coordinates: 54°22′53″N 22°50′50″E / 54.38139°N 22.84722°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Suwałki |
| Gmina | Wiżajny |
| Population | 120 |
Burniszki ([burˈniʂki]; Lithuanian: Burniškės) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiżajny, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Wiżajny, 34 km (21 mi) north of Suwałki, and 142 km (88 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
History
[edit]During the interwar period, a Border Protection Corps guard post was stationed in Burniszki.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Szubański, Rajmund (2000). Przegląd historyczno-wojskowy (in Polish). Warsaw: Ministry of National Defence. p. 88. ISSN 1640-6281.
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