Ryżówka

Ryżówka
Village
Ryżówka
Coordinates: 54°4′57″N 23°7′12″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Sejny
Gmina	Krasnopol
Population	60[1]
Postal code	16-412 [2]
Car plates	BSE

Ryżówka [rɨˈʐufka], is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krasnopol, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland^[3].The village lies on provincial road 653, on Lake Dowcień.

From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship.

The faithful of the Roman Catholic Church belong to the parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wigry^[4].

Geography

The village is situated on the border of the Suwalki Landscape Park. The village buildings adjoin Lake Dowcień, a body of water surrounded by fields and oak-hornbeam forests.

History

In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 13 and 2 homes and in 1889 it was numbered at 63 people and 4 homes^[5]

On 23 February 1944, near the village there was fighting between Polish partisans and German soldiers. During World War II, some of the buildings in the village were burnt down.

References

1. "Population of Rzyowka village" (in Polish). Retrieved 2021-11-04.
2. "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 1115. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
3. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
4. "Obszar parafii, strona parafii".
5. "Ryżówka". Warsaw. 1889. p. 123.