Kleszczele
Orthodox Church of the Dormition
Orthodox Church of the Dormition
Coat of arms of Kleszczele
Coat of arms
Kleszczele is located in Poland
Kleszczele
Kleszczele
Coordinates: 52°34′28″N 23°19′34″E / 52.57444°N 23.32611°E / 52.57444; 23.32611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyHajnówka
GminaKleszczele
Area
 • Total46.71 km2 (18.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total1,432
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Websitehttps://www.kleszczele.pl/

Kleszczele ([klɛʂˈt͡ʂɛlɛ], Ukrainian: Кліщелі Klishcheli, Belarusian: Кляшчэ́лі Kljaščè́li) is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998).

Demography

The most spoken languages in Kleszczele according to the Russian Imperial Census of 1897:[1]

Language Population Proportion
Ukrainian 1087 54.00%
Jewish 710 35.27%
Russian 114 5.66%
Polish 91 4.52%
German 11 0.55%
Total 2013 100.00%

Notable residents

The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881.

References

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  1. ^ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России". Демоскоп Weekly. (in Russian)


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