Czyże

Also known as Chyzhe

Czyże (; , Čyžy; Podlachian: Čyžê) is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czyże.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Czyże
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_skyline: Czyże - Church 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Orthodox church
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Podlaskie
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hajnówka
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Czyże

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Czyże (; , Čyžy; Podlachian: Čyžê) is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czyże.

==History== The village was founded in the 16th century as a settlement in which the previously scattered beekeepers, osoczniki and royal riflemen, while the first mentions in documents date back to 1529. In the past the village was known as Czyżewicze.