Dubno [ˈdubnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boćki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Boćki, 16 km (10 mi) south of Bielsk Podlaski, and 54 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
Dubno | |
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Village | |
 Chapel at the Orthodox cemetery | |
  Dubno | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′N 23°7′E / 52.633°N 23.117°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Gmina | Boćki |
In early 17th century, voivode Mikołaj Sapieha erected a mansion in Dubno with four steeples, utterly destroyed during the Swedish Deluge. In late 18th century, the Potocki family built there one of the first sugar refinery plants in Poland.[2]
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 317 people, among whom 12 were Roman Catholic, 292 Orthodox, 9 Mosaic and 4 different. At the same time, 10 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 298 Belarusian and 9 Jewish. There were 31 residential buildings in the village.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Karwowska H., Andrzejewski A. Rezydencja Sapiehów w Dubnie, vol. II, Muzeum Podlaskie w Białymstoku, Instytut Archeologii UŁ, Białystok 2007, ISBN 978-83-87026-83-7. (in Polish)
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 19.
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