Country Poland Gmina Czeremcha Local time Tuesday 8:49 PM | County Hajnówka Population 3,774 Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship | |
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Czeremcha [t͡ʂɛˈrɛmxa] (Belarusian: Черемха, Cheremkha) is a village in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czeremcha. It lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) south-west of Hajnówka and 68 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
Map of Czeremcha, Poland
The village has a population of 3,774. It is a rail junction, with connections going westwards to Siedlce, northwards to Bielsk Podlaski and eastwards to Hajnówka. At the start of World War II it was the site of an aerial bombardment described by journalist Mendel Moses. http://archive.jta.org/article/1939/11/09/2848459/saga-of-2-months-of-war-told-by-mozes-left-warsaw-under-hail-of-bombs-bullets