Koszele, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Koszele [kɔˈʂɛlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Orla, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Bielsk Podlaski and 48 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.

Koszele
Village
Koszele is located in Poland
Koszele
Koszele
Coordinates: 52°42′0″N 23°19′20″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
GminaOrla

It is in one of the five Polish/Belarusian bilingual Gmina in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.[2]

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Dz. U. z 2005 r. Nr 17, poz. 141


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