Wiszowate

Wiszowate
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Wiszowate
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Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Kolno
Gmina Grabowo
Population 155

Wiszowate [viʂɔˈvatɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabowo, within Kolno County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Kolno and 82 km (51 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok. The village has a population of 155.

History

Village founded before 1424 [2]. Family nest of noble (szlachta) family of Wiszowaty (branch using the "Abdank" coat-of-arms). The family still lives there. In 15th century members of the family founded another two villages of the same name [3]: Wyszowate in Podlaskie Voivodeship and Wyszowate in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 
  2. ^ Jerzy Wiśniewski Drobna szlachta ziemi łomżyńskiej na przełomie XIX i XX wieku. Łomża 2002, ss. 57-58
  3. ^ The genuine name Wiszowate was changed during the communist regime (2nd half of 20th century) into "Wyszowate" to avoid any associations with nobility
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