Mońki

For the English DJ, see Monki (DJ).

Place in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Mońki

The parish church

Flag

Coat of arms

Mońki

Coordinates: 53°24′N 22°48′E﻿ / ﻿53.400°N 22.800°E﻿ / 53.400; 22.800
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship|  Podlaskie
County| Mońki
Gmina| Mońki
Established| 16th century
Town rights| 1965
Government

• Mayor| Zbigniew Karwowski
Area

• Total

| 7.66 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 10 460
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

19-100, 19-101

Area code| +48 85
Car plates| BMN
Website| http://um-monki.pl

Mońki [ˈmɔɲkʲi] is a town in northeastern Poland and, as of 1999, is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.[1] From 1975 to 1998 it was part of the Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Mońki County.

## History

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In the 16th century, Mońki was a village owned by the Mońko family. In the 19th century, when building railroad from Grodno was in progress, in the neighborhood of Mońki a train station was built. After the First World War a Catholic church was built. In the late World War II Germans destroyed the church. After the war, in 1954, the village was adopted as capital of the Mońki county. That increased development of the village and in 1965 Mońki became a city. In 1975 the county was deleted, but it returned in 1999 (1998).

## Symbols

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Mońki's coat of arms presents a lady with potatoes. It is connected with an old type of farming in Mońki village and it neighbourhood. In city (also in 2012) was organised a day of potato.

Many of Mońki's inhabitants have moved abroad, particularly to the US, so they can send remittances to their families.

## Economy

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In Mońki existed especially food enterprises. The largest is Moniecka Spółdzielnia Mleczarska (dairy).

## Education

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In Mońki existed two primary school (one connected with first grade music school), gymnasium. general liceum, technikum and szkoła zawodowa.

## Transport

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Through Mońki goes droga krajowa 65 (road), connecting city with Białystok and Grajewo.

## Export

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Several tech companies have risen during the last 10 years.

## Tourism

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Near Mońki there are some of the greatest swamps in Europe, the Biebrza River Swamps, and in 1993 the government created the Biebrza National Park (BNP) to recognise and protect their unique nature. The Biebrza River Swamps are an important habitat for rare birds such as the ruff (pol. batalion), which is a symbol of the BNP.

## Notable people

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* Maria Janion (1926-2020), literary critic and feminist
* Józef Piotr Klim (born 1960), politician
* Katarzyna Żakowicz (born 1975), shot putter

## Gallery

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* Church - św. Brata Alberta

* Park - square

* Airplane Monument

* Monument to Armia Krajowa, Mońki

* The railway station from 1930s

* Niepodległości Street in Mońki

* The dairy

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mońki.

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Mońki County

Seat|

* Mońki

Urban-rural gminas|

* Gmina Goniądz
* Gmina Knyszyn
* Gmina Mońki

Rural gminas|

* Gmina Jasionówka
* Gmina Jaświły
* Gmina Krypno
* Gmina Trzcianne

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Gmina Mońki

Town and seat|

* Mońki

Villages|

* Boguszewo
* Ciesze
* Czekołdy
* Dudki
* Dudki-Kolonia
* Dziękonie
* Dzieżki
* Ginie
* Hornostaje
* Hornostaje-Osada
* Jaski
* Kiślaki
* Koleśniki
* Kołodzież
* Konopczyn
* Kosiorki
* Kropiwnica
* Krzeczkowo
* Kuczyn
* Kulesze
* Lewonie
* Łupichy
* Magnusze
* Masie
* Mejły
* Moniuszeczki
* Ołdaki
* Oliszki
* Potoczyzna
* Przytulanka
* Pyzy
* Rusaki
* Rybaki
* Sikory
* Sobieski
* Świerzbienie
* Waśki
* Wojszki
* Zalesie
* Zblutowo
* Znoski
* Żodzie
* Zyburty

## 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).

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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