Malinniki-Kolonia [malinˈniki kɔˈlɔɲa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Orla, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Bielsk Podlaski, and 52 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

Malinniki-Kolonia
Village
Malinniki-Kolonia is located in Poland
Malinniki-Kolonia
Malinniki-Kolonia
Coordinates: 52°39′43″N 23°17′46″E / 52.66194°N 23.29611°E / 52.66194; 23.29611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
GminaOrla

It is in one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141