Hajnówka
Hajnówka (Polish pronunciation: [xai̯'nufka]; Belarusian: Гайнаўка, Hajnaŭka; Ukrainian: Гайнівка, Hajnivka; Yiddish: האַדזשנאָװקאַ, Hachnovka; Russian: Гайновка) is a town and a powiat seat in eastern Poland (Podlaskie Voivodeship) with 21,442 inhabitants (2014). It is the capital of Hajnówka County. The town is also notable for its proximity to the Białowieża Forest, the biggest primaeval forest in Europe. Through Hajnówka flows the river Leśna Prawa (Belarusian: Лясная Правая). It is one of the centres of Orthodox faith and a notable centre of Belarusian culture in Poland. Belarusians comprised 26.4% of the town's population in 2002.
Hajnówka
Гайнаўка Hajnaŭka | |
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Orthodox Holy Trinity's Church (1981) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Hajnówka | |
| Coordinates: 52°44′N 23°34′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Hajnówka |
| Gmina | Hajnówka (urban gmina) |
| Established | 17th century |
| Town rights | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jerzy Sirak |
| Area | |
| • City | 21.29 km2 (8.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • City | 20,914 |
| • Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 22,594 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17-200 |
| Area code | +48 85 |
| Car plates | BHA |
| Website | www |
It is one of five Polish/Belarusian bilingual gminas in Podlaskie Voivodeship regulated by the Act of 6 January 2005 on National and Ethnic Minorities and on the Regional Languages, which permits certain gminas with significant linguistic minorities to introduce a second, auxiliary language to be used in official contexts alongside Polish.