Oszkinie

Oszkinie
Ožkiniai
Village
The entrance to a reconstructed Yotvingian settlement in Oszkinie
The entrance to a reconstructed Yotvingian settlement in Oszkinie
Oszkinie is located in Poland
Oszkinie
Oszkinie
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 54°14′N 23°11′E / 54.233°N 23.183°E / 54.233; 23.183
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySejny
GminaPuńsk
Population
144[1]
Postal code
16-515 [2]
Car platesBSE

Oszkinie ([ɔʂˈkiɲɛ]; Lithuanian: Ožkiniai[3]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[4]

History

At the end of the 18th century, the szlachta village was located in the Powiat of Grodno in the Trakai Voivodeship.[5]

Whilst part of the Augustów Voivodeship in 1827, the village's population was numbered at 91 with 15 houses. In 1886, whilst part of the Suwałki Governorate, the population had grown to 288 with 35 houses.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Oszkinie village". Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  2. ↑ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 894. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
  3. ↑ VLKK 2002.
  4. ↑ "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).
  5. ↑ Вялікі гістарычны атлас Беларусі. Minsk. 2013. p. 86.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ "Oszkinie". Warsaw. 1886. p. 751.

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