Grabowiec, Hajnówka County

For other places with the same name, see Grabowiec.

Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Grabowiec

Village

Grabowiec

Coordinates: 52°38′N 23°25′E﻿ / ﻿52.633°N 23.417°E﻿ / 52.633; 23.417
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Podlaskie
County| Hajnówka
Gmina| Dubicze Cerkiewne

Grabowiec [ɡraˈbɔvʲɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) south-west of Dubicze Cerkiewne, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Hajnówka, and 57 km (35 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

Herman Szymaniuk [pl] was born in Grabowiec. He was a Belarusian partisan and communist activist, as well as co-organizer of the Brotherhood of Belarusian Peasants.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
2. ^ Solak, Andrzej (25 May 2008). "Dywersja na Kresach (cz. 1)" [Diversion in the Borderlands (Part 1)]. Myśl Polska (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-10-16.

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Gmina Dubicze Cerkiewne

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* Dubicze Cerkiewne

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* Czechy Orlańskie
* Długi Bród
* Dubicze Tofiłowce
* Górny Gród
* Grabowiec
* Istok
* Jagodniki
* Jakubowo
* Jelonka
* Jodłówka
* Klakowo
* Koryciski
* Krągłe
* Kraskowszczyzna
* Nikiforowszczyzna
* Pasieczniki Małe
* Piaski
* Rutka
* Siemiwołoki
* Stary Kornin
* Starzyna
* Werstok
* Wiluki
* Witowo
* Wojnówka
* Wygon
* Zabagonie

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