Korycin
Korycin | |
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Village | |
 Invention and Exaltation of the Holy Cross church at night | |
  Korycin | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′N 22°56′E / 53.483°N 22.933°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sokółka |
| Gmina | Korycin |
| Population | |
• Total | 530 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BSK |
Korycin ([kɔˈrɨt͡ɕin]; Yiddish: קוריצין, romanized: Kartchin) is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Korycin. It lies approximately 39 km (24 mi) west of Sokółka and 44 km (27 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
In 1900, there were 411 Jews living in Korycin. Nearly all were murdered by the Germans and their collaborators during the Holocaust.[2]
The Korycinski cheese is traditional food of Korycin, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland.
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ "JewishGen Locality Page - Korycin, Poland". JewishGen.org. JewishGen.org. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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