Nowe Leśne Bohatery

Nowe Leśne Bohatery
—  Village  —
Nowe Leśne Bohatery
Coordinates: 53°47′53″N 23°31′28″E / 53.79806°N 23.52444°E / 53.79806; 23.52444
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Augustów
Gmina	Lipsk

Nowe Leśne Bohatery [ˈnɔvɛ ˈlɛɕnɛ bɔxaˈtɛrɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipsk, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.^[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Lipsk, 38 km (24 mi) east of Augustów, and 80 km (50 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

Name

The name of the settlement originates from Belarusian: "багатыр", which means "rich man". There is also a settlement Polnyja Bahatyry on the Belarusian side of the border.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 53°47′53.31″N 23°31′28.38″E / 53.7981417°N 23.52455°E / 53.7981417; 23.52455