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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie | ||
| County | Bielsk | ||
| Gmina | Brańsk (urban gmina) | ||
| Town rights | 18 January 1493 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Daniel Antoni Bańkowski | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 32.43 km2 (12.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 3,822 | ||
| • Density | 117.9/km2 (305.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 17-120 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 085 | ||
| Car plates | BBI | ||
| Website | http://www.bransk.podlaskie.pl | ||
Brańsk [braɲsk] is an Urban Gmina (Polish: gmina miejska) (Town) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.
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The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.
Brańsk is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Bielsk Plain (Polish: Równinę Bielską). The Nurzec River, a tributary of the Bug River, passes through Brańsk. The town covers an area of 32.43 square kilometres (12.5 sq mi).
It is located approximately:
The region has a continental climate which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).
On 23 June 1264 two armies met near Brańsk. The Battle of Brańsk lasted two days pitting the forces of Yotvingia, led by Komata (Kumata) against the well equipped Krakovian army led by the Duke of Krakow, Boleslaw V the Chaste.
On 18 January 1493, Brańsk received a city charter based on Magdeburg rights from the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alexander Jagiellon. It was the first city in Podlaskie to receive such a charter.
In 1943, Hitler's German Wehrmacht (army) occupied the town and moved the Jewish population (some 65% of the town) to a ghetto surrounded by barbed wire. Within weeks, the vast majority were murdered at the Treblinka death camp.
Detailed data as of 31 December 2007[1]:
| Total | Women | Men | ||||
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| Unit | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| Population | 3,822 | 100 | 1,944 | 50.9 | 1,878 | 49.1 |
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117.9 | 56.9 | 57.9 | |||
Income data from 2005[2]:
Average per capita income: 1961.03 zł
Compared to the average per capita income:
It is the seat of Gmina Brańsk, but is not part of Gmina Brańsk.
The chief executive of the government is the Mayor (Polish: Burmistrz).
The legislative portion of the government is the Council (Polish: Rada) composed of the President (Polish: Przewodniczšcy), the Vice President (Polish: Wiceprzewodniczšcy) and thirteen councilors.
Brańsk is bordered by Gminy Rudka and Brańsk.
Brańsk is at the intersection of a National Road and a Voivodeship Road:
The major streets (Polish: Ulica) in Brańsk:
Regular bus service is provided by Państwowa Komunikacja Samochodowa (State Car Communication, PKS) via PKS Bielsk Podlaskie, PKS Białystok and PKS Siemiatycze
The closest passenger train service is provided by Polskie Koleje Państwowe (Polish State Railways, PKP) SA from the following stations:
The land-use is as follows[3]:
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