Czyżew

Town in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

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52°47′45″N 22°19′45″E / 52.79583°N 22.32917°E / 52.79583; 22.32917Country

PolandVoivodeship

PodlaskieCountyWysokie MazowieckieGminaCzyżewCity rights1713-1870, 2011Government

• MayorAnna BoguckaArea

• Total5.23 km² (2.02 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2021^[1])

• Total2,621 • Density500/km² (1,300/sq mi)Postal code

18-220

Area code+48 86Car platesBWM

Czyżew [ˈt͡ʂɨʐɛf] is a town in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.^[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czyżew. It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Wysokie Mazowieckie and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

Czyżew previously held town rights from 1738 to 1870; it became a town again on 1 January 2011. The town was re-formed from three villages: Czyżew-Osada ("settlement"), Czyżew-Złote Jabłko ("golden apple") and Czyżew-Stacja ("station"). On the same date the district was renamed from Gmina Czyżew-Osada to Gmina Czyżew.

As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,621.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-28. Data for territorial unit 2013034.
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.