Drohiczyn
Sign in to save230px|thumb|Drohiczyn Diocese buildings 230px|thumb|All Saints church thumb|230px|Church of Assumption façade Drohiczyn () (, ) is a town in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The town has a population of 2,110 and is situated on the bank of the Bug River. Drohiczyn has a long and rich history, as in the past it was one of the most important cities of the region of Podlachia. Currently, it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Drohiczyn is referenced by 169 other articles, and connects out to Western Bug, Podlachia and Poland.
It is catalogued under topics including Cities and towns in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Holocaust locations in Poland and Rus' towns.
Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Drohiczyn
- Region
- województwo podlaskie
- Country
- Polska
- Elevation
- 147 m
- Population
- 2,075
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Drohiczyn
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Drohiczyn COA.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Drohiczyn 1212.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Castle hill in Drohiczyn
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Siemiatycze
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Drohiczyn
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 15.68
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006
- Settlement.population_total
- 2086
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 17-312
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Drohiczyn
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Drohiczyn Land
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 1848
- Area
- 15.68
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Western Bug
- Capital of
- Podlaskie Voivodeship
- Official website
- www.drohiczyn.pl
- Image
- Panorama drohiczyna.jpg
- Dialing code
- 85
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- Commons category
- Drohiczyn
- topic's main category
- Category:Drohiczyn
- different from
- Gmina Drohiczyn
- inception
- 1498-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People of Drohiczyn
- postal code
- 17-312
- male population
- 900
- female population
- 948
- P8168
- Capela do Alto
- P12749
- Benedict XV
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern era
- The Deluge
- Great Northern War
- 19th century
- Interbellum
- World War II
- Recent period
- Churches
- Transport
- References
230px|thumb|Drohiczyn Diocese buildings 230px|thumb|All Saints church thumb|230px|Church of Assumption façade Drohiczyn () (, ) is a town in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. The town has a population of 2,110 and is situated on the bank of the Bug River. Drohiczyn has a long and rich history, as in the past it was one of the most important cities of the region of Podlachia. Currently, it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Drohiczyn.
== History == A Neolithic settlement, La Tène culture crematoria, and ancient graves have been uncovered in what now is Drohiczyn. Drohiczyn, regarded as one of the oldest towns of the region of Podlasie, was in ancient times located among dense forests.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Drohiczyn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.