Nowinka, Augustów County
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Nowinka | |
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Coordinates: 53°56′10″N 22°58′44″E / 53.93611°N 22.97889°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Augustów |
Gmina | Nowinka |
Population | 300 |
Nowinka [nɔˈvinka] is a village in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowinka. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Augustów and 92 km (57 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
The royal village of the Grodno economy was located at the end of the 18th century in the Grodno poviat of the Trakai Voivodeship. Until 1954, the village was the seat of the Szczebro-Olszanka commune. In 1975–1998, the town belonged administratively to the Suwałki Province.