Sankury

Sankury
Sankūrai
Village
Sankury is located in Poland
Sankury
Sankury
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 54°14′N 23°21′E / 54.233°N 23.350°E / 54.233; 23.350
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySejny
GminaPuńsk
Population
37
Postal code
16-515
Car platesBSE

Sankury ([saŋˈkurɨ]; Lithuanian: Sankūrai) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Puńsk, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.

A WOP watchtower was stationed in Sankury.

History

In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village numbered at 64 and 6 homes and in 1890 it was numbered at 82 people and 8 homes.

References

  1. ↑ "Population of Sankury village". Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  2. ↑ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 1133. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
  3. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  4. ↑ "Sonkury al. Sankury". Warsaw. 1890. p. 73.