Sejny
Place in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sejny [ˈsɛi̯nɨ] (Lithuanian: Seinai) is a town in north-eastern Poland and the capital of Sejny County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, close to the northern border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area (Polish: Pojezierze Suwalskie), on the Marycha river (Seina in Lithuanian for which the town was named),[2] being a tributary of the Czarna Hańcza. As of 1999 it had almost 6,500 permanent inhabitants, with a strong seasonal increase during the tourist season.
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Sejny | |
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Coordinates: 54°7′N 23°22′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie Voivodeship |
County | Sejny County |
Gmina | Sejny (urban gmina) |
Established | 16th century |
Town rights | ~1600 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Arkadiusz Nowalski |
Area | |
• Total | 4.49 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 5,260[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 16–500 |
Car plates | BSE |
Website | http://www.sejny.home.pl |
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