Brzóski Brzezińskie Explained

Brzóski Brzezińskie
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wysokie Mazowieckie
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wysokie Mazowieckie
Coordinates:52.9061°N 22.5456°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Population Total:125[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:18-200[2]
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:BWM

Brzóski Brzezińskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wysokie Mazowieckie, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[3]

It lies approximately 3km (02miles) east of Wysokie Mazowieckie and 560NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

The village of Brzezinski was a petty noble village belonged to the area of Brzoski and it was located in the second half of the 17th century in the Bielski land of Bielsk Podlaski province.[4] From 1975-1998, the village belonged administratively to Łomża Voivideship.

The faithful of the Roman Catholic Church belong to the parish of St Apostles Peter and Paul in Wysokie Mazowieckie.[5]

The village is also the birthplace of Polish Catholic Priest, Historian and Theological teacher Witold Jemielity

History

Nearby are several other villages named Brzóski, differing by the second part of the name. In the 19th century, these villages formed the nobleman's neighbourhood of Brzóski. Within its boundaries were: Brzóski-Gromki, Brzóski-Falki, Brzóski-Tatary, Brzóski-Gawrony and Brzóski-Brzezińskie. Polish Historian Zygmunt Gloger also mentions Brzóski-Jakubowięta, Brzóski-Markowięta (now Brzóski-Markowizna), Brzóski-Stanisławięta (now Brzóski-Stankowizna). The This area was the nest of the Brzoski family.[6]

In the year 1827 the population of the village numbered at 159 people and 24 residential buildings.

At the end of the 19th century the village was in the district, municipality and parish of Wysokie Mazowieckie.[7]

In 1921 there were 24 residential buildings in the village, 1 other inhabited building and 149 inhabitants. 136 people declared Polish nationality, 12 declared jews, other nationality by 1. Roman Catholicism was declared by 125 inhabitants, Orthodoxy by 2 and Mosaic religion by 22.[8]

Places of interest

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polish population of Brzoski Brzezinskie. 2021-02-05.
  2. Web site: Official Directory of Postal Address Numbers. https://www.poczta-polska.pl/hermes/uploads/2013/02/spispna.pdf . October 2013. 2014-02-22.
  3. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  4. Book: Laszuk, Anna . Zaścianki i królewszczyzny : struktura własności ziemskiej w województwie podlaskim w drugiej połowie XVII wieku . 1991 . Warsaw . Page 91 . Polish . Zaścianki i królewszczyzny : structure of land ownership in the Podlaskie voivodship in the second half of the 17th century.
  5. Web site: Description of the parish on the diocesan website . live.
  6. Web site: History of Brzóski Brzezińskie (In polish) .
  7. Web site: History of Brzóski Brzezińskie (In polish) .
  8. Web site: Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dnia 30 września 1921 r. . 115.