Nurzec-Stacja
Nurzec-Stacja | |
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Village | |
Nurzec-Stacja | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′47″N 23°5′14″E / 52.46306°N 23.08722°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Siemiatycze |
| Gmina | Nurzec-Stacja |
| Population | 2,000 |
Nurzec-Stacja ([ˈnuʐɛt͡s ˈstat͡sja]; Belarusian: Нурэц-Станцыя, Nurec-Stancyja; Podlachian: Nuréć-Stácija) is a village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nurzec-Stacja.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 156 people, among whom 81 were Roman Catholic, 30 Orthodox, 7 Evangelical and 38 Mosaic. At the same time, 91 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 26 Belarusian, 1 German and 38 Jewish. There were 16 residential buildings in the village.
The village serves as a local transportation hub due to its railway station connecting to major cities.