Jeleniewo

Jeleniewo is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jeleniewo.

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Settlement.name: Jeleniewo
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_skyline: Jeleniewo 01.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Jeleniewo
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Podlaskie
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Suwałki
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Jeleniewo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Official name: Jeleniewo
Country: Poland
Located in: Gmina Jeleniewo
Population: 649
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Jeleniewo 01.jpg

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Commons gallery: Jeleniewo
different from: Gmina Jeleniewo
postal code: 16-404
native label: Jeleniewo
Commons category: Jeleniewo
male population: 317
female population: 332
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Jeleniewo is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jeleniewo.

== History == In 1771, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Stanisław August Poniatowski established a Catholic parish church in Jeleniewo. Afterwards, thanks to royal administrator Antoni Tyzenhaus, the village was developed into a town in 10 years. It was granted town rights in 1782, however, it lost them in 1800. The settlement grew regardless, however, it was overshadowed by the nearby city of Suwałki and its notable growth. In years 1815–1829, a postal road connecting Warsaw and Saint Petersburg ran through the village.

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