- Ploski
Infobox Settlement
name = Ploski
settlement_type = Village
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Podlaskie
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Bielsk
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 =Gmina Bielsk Podlaski
latd = 52
latm = 53
lats =
latNS = N
longd = 23
longm = 15
longs =
longEW = E
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website =Ploski IPA-pl| [|'|p|l|o|s|k|i|] is a
village in the administrative district ofGmina Bielsk Podlaski , withinBielsk County ,Podlaskie Voivodeship , in north-easternPoland . It lies approximately convert|14|km|mi|0 north ofBielsk Podlaski and convert|27|km|mi|0|abbr=on south of the regional capitalBiałystok .Etymology
The name of the village comes from "plosa" which means "Gulf". cite web |url=http://www.bielskpodlaski.pl/pstr_en.htm |title=Official website of Gmina Bielsk Podlaski |date=2008-08-16 |language=English]
History
This large village was established in XVI century.
Places of Worship
=Transfiguration Church / Icons of Our Lady of Kazańskiej Chapel - Polish Orthodox=Built in the XIX century. On the left from the gate to the church is a small Chapel which was built in 1863.cite web |url=http://www.orthodox.pl/Administracja/die-war-biel/biels.htm |title=Dekanat Bielsk Podlaski |date=2008-08-16 |language=Polish]
=Chapel of Saint Łukasz - Polish Orthodox=Cemetery chapel outside of town, built in 1955.cite web |url=http://www.orthodox.pl/Administracja/die-war-biel/biels.htm |title=Dekanat Bielsk Podlaski |date=2008-08-16 |language=Polish]
References
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