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of 1863–1864. A Polish insurgent unit entered the town and fought a victorious battle against the
Russians already on the night of January 22–23, 1863, shortly after the uprising broke out. Further clashes took place on February 8, 1863 and May 13–14, 1863. After the rebellion, the Russians imposed
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chronicle, when it was destroyed by forces of Grand Master
Engelhard Rabe. Some time in the late 15th century, a new castle was built, with a brick tower, and a prison. The castle was destroyed during the
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Bitwy i potyczki 1863-1864. Na podstawie materyałów drukowanych i rękopiśmiennych Muzeum
Narodowego w Rapperswilu
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heavy taxes on its residents, and the population of the town rapidly declined. Furthermore, construction of the
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of the
Kingdom of Poland. The town was inhabited by three communities - Polish, Jewish and Ruthenian.
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until 1941, and then by
Germany until 1944. Afterwards it was restored to Poland.
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Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r.
686:(in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 202.
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Słownik geograficzny Królestwa
Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI
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100-metre tall radio relay link tower south of Suraż at 52°56'3"N 22°57'3"E
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The history of Suraż dates back to the 11th century, when a defensive
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Suraż, which has a long and rich history, and was a royal town in the
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From 1944 to 1975, it was administratively part of the "large"
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524:(1862) bypassed Suraż, which deepened its decline. During
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handed Suraż, together with other towns in the area, to
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670:Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
515:. Its area was one of the centers of the Polish
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42:Church of Corpus Christi in Suraż seen from the
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486:Podlaskie Voivodeship
434:Władysław II Jagiełło
432:river. In 1390, King
332:Historical population
306:Podlaskie Voivodeship
242: • Summer (
219:30/km (77/sq mi)
120:52.95528°N 22.95528°E
730:on 13 November 2011.
482:Partitions of Poland
462:Casimir IV Jagiellon
286:http://www.suraz.pl/
273:Vehicle registration
216: • Density
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208: • Total
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262:Postal code
155:Voivodeship
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906:Categories
841:Końcowizna
625:References
308:, seat of
203:Population
111:22°57′19″E
108:52°57′19″N
647:cite book
536:and 5.6%
225:Time zone
172:Białystok
160:Podlaskie
46:riverside
836:Doktorce
829:Villages
438:Mazovian
418:Source:
856:Ostasze
851:Lesznia
530:Germany
501:Prussia
488:in the
468:in the
327:History
312:in the
282:Website
136:Country
876:Zawyki
861:Ostrów
846:Kowale
538:Jewish
534:Polish
466:powiat
391:−22.6%
380:+16.9%
302:Poland
266:18-105
167:County
148:Poland
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18:Surazh
866:Rynki
811:Suraż
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440:Duke
430:Narew
413:−9.5%
410:1,007
402:+4.3%
399:1,113
388:1,067
377:1,379
369:+5.5%
366:1,180
355:1,119
294:Suraż
251:UTC+2
230:UTC+1
211:1,012
184:Suraż
179:Gmina
89:Suraż
44:Narew
30:Suraż
653:link
470:Land
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407:2010
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374:1931
363:1921
352:1878
341:Pop.
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190:Area
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