Mielnik

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

Mielnik
—  Village  —
120-year-old pine tree at the entrance to Mielnik
Coat of arms
Mielnik
Coordinates: 52°20′N 23°3′E / 52.333°N 23.05°E / 52.333; 23.05
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Siemiatycze
Gmina	Mielnik
Population	980

Mielnik [ˈmjɛlnik] is a village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielnik. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Siemiatycze and 88 km (55 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

The village has a population of 980.

People associated with Mielnik

• Jerzy Nikitorowicz, rector of the University of Białystok was born here

Notes

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°20′N 23°3′E / 52.333°N 23.05°E / 52.333; 23.05