Giełczyn

Giełczyn is a in the administrative district of , within , , in north-eastern Poland. The village is located at the north-eastern edge of a large forest complex known as the Red Wood, a place of Polish and Jewish martyrology during World War II.
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  • Type: Village with 664 residents
  • Description: village in Podlaskie, Poland
  • Also known as: Gielczyn” and “Giełczyn, Łomża County

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Konarzyce and Zawady.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in north-eastern Poland.

Village
is a in the administrative district of , within , , in north-eastern Poland.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the administrative district of , within , , in north-eastern Poland. is situated 3½ km southwest of Giełczyn.

Giełczyn

Latitude
53.12359° or 53° 7′ 25″ north
Longitude
22.07228° or 22° 4′ 20″ east
Population
664
Elevation
134 metres (440 feet)
Open location code
9G5443FC+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31577219
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
772240
Wiki­data ID
Q5559866
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Giełczyn” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Giełczyn
  • Chechen: Гелчин (Ломжинскан повет)
  • Chechen: Гелчин
  • Chinese: Giełczyn
  • Czech: Giełczyn
  • French: Giełczyn
  • Greek: Γκιέουτσιν (Πόβιατ Γουόμζα)
  • Ido: Giełczyn
  • Irish: Giełczyn
  • Lithuanian: Gielčinas
  • Min Nan Chinese: Giełczyn (Łomża Kūn)
  • Polish: Giełczyn
  • Romanian: Giełczyn, Łomża
  • Romanian: Giełczyn
  • Russian: Гелчин
  • Tatar: Гелчин (Ломжинский повяты)
  • Tatar: Гелчин
  • Turkish: Giełczyn
  • Ukrainian: Ґелчин

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