Country Poland Gmina Przerośl Local time Tuesday 11:29 PM | County Suwałki County Population 3,300 Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship | |
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Przerośl [ˈpʂɛrɔɕl] (Lithuanian: Prieraslis) is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Przerośl. It lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of Suwałki and 131 km (81 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
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The village has a population of 3,300.
History
Settled in 1570, Przerośl was formerly a town from 1576 to 1870. Even though its population has since shrunk and it is now only a village, its past is reflected in the urban pattern of its street layout, with a prominent town square. For much of its history the town had a significant Jewish community, which perished in the Holocaust and was not reestablished afterwards.
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Przerośl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA