Trakiszki
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Trakiszki | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 54°15′N 23°12′E / 54.250°N 23.200°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Sejny |
Gmina | Puńsk |
Trakiszki [traˈkiʂki] (Template:Lang-lt) 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.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Puńsk, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Sejny, and 126 km (78 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. Trakiszki has a railroad station along the rail line connecting Poland and Lithuania. 75 percents of the population are ethnic Lithuanians, but the number yearly falls down.[2]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, volume 4, Vyriausioji Enciklopedijų Redakcija, Vilnius, 1988, page 331 (in Lithuanian). 2017-08-05