Mielnik

Mielnik [ˈmʲɛlɲik] (Ukrainian: Мельник, Mel’nyk) is a village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielnik. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Siemiatycze and 88 km (55 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok. The village has a population of 980. Following the Union of Lublin (1569), Mielnik was annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. Its population was c. 1,500, and the town remained an important urban center of Podlasie.

Mielnik

Mielnik [ˈmʲɛlɲik] (Ukrainian: Мельник, Mel’nyk) is a village in Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielnik. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Siemiatycze and 88 km (55 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok. The village has a population of 980. Following the Union of Lublin (1569), Mielnik was annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. Its population was c. 1,500, and the town remained an important urban center of Podlasie.