Jegliniec ([jɛˈɡliɲɛt͡s]; Lithuanian: Eglinė[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szypliszki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[2]
Jegliniec | |
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Village | |
  Jegliniec | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′20″N 23°09′11″E / 54.30556°N 23.15306°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Suwałki |
| Gmina | Szypliszki |
Remnants of a Yotvingian fortified settlement are located in this village.[3] The town was founded near the end of the 18th century in Grodno County, Trakai Voivodeship.[4] From 1975 to 1998, it was in Suwałki Voivodeship.
References edit
- ^ VLKK 2002.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Official website of Szypliszki County (in Polish), archived from the original March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Вялікі гістарычны атлас Беларусі Т.2, Minsk 2013, s. 86.
Sources edit
- VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian).
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