Mostowlany
Mostowlany
Мостоўляны | |
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Village | |
 Orthodox church of Saint John the Evangelist | |
Interactive map of Mostowlany | |
  Mostowlany Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 53°04′04″N 23°52′43″E / 53.06778°N 23.87861°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Białystok |
| Gmina | Gródek |
Mostowlany ([mɔstɔˈvlanɨ]; Belarusian: (locally) Мостоўляны, Mostoŭĺany; (Narkamaŭka) Мастаўляны, Mastaŭĺany; Lithuanian: Mastaulėnai[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is inhabited by ethnic Belarusians of the Eastern Orthodox faith, who speak a local dialect of the Belarusian language.[2]
Notable people
- Konstanty Kalinowski (known in Belarus as Kalinoŭski; 1838–1864), a writer, journalist, lawyer and a leader of the Uprising of 1863.
References
- ↑ Merkys 2018.
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
Sources
- Merkys, Vytautas (2018). "Konstantinas Kalinauskas". Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (in Lithuanian).
