Zajęczniki | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Podlaskie |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Siemiatycze |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Drohiczyn |
Coordinates: | 52.4°N 67°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Zajęczniki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drohiczyn, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is situated on the right bank of the Bug River. The national road No. 62 passes through the village. The village lies approximately 7km (04miles) east of Drohiczyn, 90NaN0 west of Siemiatycze, and 850NaN0 south of the regional capital Białystok.
In 1921, the village had 54 houses and 412 inhabitants, including 210 Orthodox and 202 Catholics.
In 1954-1957 the village belonged to and was the seat of the authorities of the Zajęczniki commune, after its abolition in the Drohiczyn commune. In 1975–1998, the town administratively belonged to the Białystok Voivodeship.