Czyżew

For other places with the same name, see Czyżew (disambiguation).

Czyżew
—  Town  —
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Czyżew
Coordinates: 52°48′N 22°19′E / 52.8°N 22.317°E / 52.8; 22.317
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Wysokie Mazowieckie
Gmina	Czyżew
Population	2,670

Czyżew [ˈt​͡ʂɨʐɛf] is a town in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czyżew. It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Wysokie Mazowieckie and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

Czyżew previously held town rights from 1738 to 1870; it became a town again on 1 January 2011. The town was re-formed from three villages: Czyżew-Osada ("settlement"), Czyżew-Złote Jabłko ("golden apple") and Czyżew-Stacja ("station"). On the same date the district was renamed from Gmina Czyżew-Osada to Gmina Czyżew.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 52°48′N 22°19′E / 52.8°N 22.317°E / 52.8; 22.317