Sankury Explained

Sankury
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sejny
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Puńsk
Coordinates:54.2333°N 44°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:37[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:16-515 [2]
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:BSE

Sankury (; lt|Sankūrai) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[3] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) east of Puńsk, 130NaN0 north of Sejny, and 1250NaN0 north of the regional capital Białystok.

From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship.

A WOP watchtower was stationed in Sankury.

History

In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 64 and 6 homes and in 1890 it was numbered at 82 people and 8 homes.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Sankury village . 2021-11-04.
  2. Web site: Official list of post codes. October 2013. 1133. https://www.poczta-polska.pl/hermes/uploads/2013/02/spispna.pdf . 2014-02-22.
  3. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  4. Web site: 1890 . Sonkury al. Sankury . live . 73 . Warsaw.