Kleszczele
Place in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
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Kleszczele ([klɛʂˈt͡ʂɛlɛ], Ukrainian: Кліщелі Klishcheli, Belarusian: Кляшчэ́лі Kljaščè́li) is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Demography
According to the 1921 census, Kleszczele was inhabited by:[1]
Nationality | Population | Proportion |
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Poles | 911 | 62.7% |
Belarusians | 349 | 24% |
Jews | 147 | 10.1% |
Russians | 45 | 3% |
Total | 1452 | 100.00% |
Notable residents
The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881.
References
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