Gmina Milejczyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Milejczyce, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) north-east of Siemiatycze and 67 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok. The gmina covers an area of 151.79 square kilometres (58.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 2,209.
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Milejczyce [mʲilɛi̯ˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Milejczyce.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 1,180 people, among whom 32 were Roman Catholic, 500 Orthodox, and 648 Mosaic. At the same time, 499 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 241 Belarusian and 440 Jewish. There were 224 residential buildings in the village. The Germans invaded Milejczyce in 1941 after the Soviet occupation that began in September 1939. The Jewish population at the time of the German occupation was more than 1200. In November 1942, most were taken to a transit camp and then sent to Treblinka, where they were murdered upon arrival. A few had hidden from the transport, but the number of Jewish survivors from the town are thought to have been very few.
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St. Barbara's Church is an Orthodox parish church in Milejczyce that belongs to the Kleszczele Deanery of the Diocese of Warsaw and Bielsk of the Polish Orthodox Church.
The Orthodox parish of St. Barbara in Milejczyce existed at the beginning of the 16th century. In the following century, it accepted the Union of Brest despite initial resistance from local clergy and parishioners. In the 18th century, the church dedicated to St. Barbara in Milejczyce was described as severely damaged. In 1839, following the decisions of the Synod of Polotsk, the local parish was incorporated into the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1859, the St. Barbara's Church in Milejczyce was completely destroyed in a fire. A new church was built between 1899 and 1900, and it has served as the parish church since its consecration.
The church is a notable center for the veneration of St. Barbara, housing a 17th-century image of the saint.
The building is situated on St. Barbara Street, within a plot surrounded by a low, modern fence. Nearby the church are several tombstones and a few scattered trees.
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Jałtuszczyki [jau̯tuʂˈt͡ʂɨki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milejczyce, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.
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Grabarka [ɡraˈbarka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milejczyce, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 72 people, among whom 2 were Roman Catholic, 65 Orthodox, and 3 Mosaic. At the same time, 2 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 65 Belarusian and 3 Jewish. There were 20 residential buildings in the village.
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Chanie [ˈxaɲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nurzec-Stacja, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.
According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 818 people, among whom 2 were Roman Catholic, 726 Orthodox, and 7 Mosaic. At the same time, 4 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 77 Belarusian. There were 17 residential buildings in the village.