- Source: Giby
Giby ([ˈɡibɨ]; Lithuanian: Gibai) is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Giby. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Sejny and 103 km (64 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. It lies between the lakes of Gieret and Pomorze, the Marycha River flows through the village.
The village was established in 1594.
Today's Catholic church of St. Anne (1912) originally served Old Believers in Pogorzelec village, from where it was moved to Giby in 1982.
See also
Augustów roundup
References
Sources
VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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- Kukle, Poland
- Battle of Sejny
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- Augustów roundup
