Nowe Leśne Bohatery
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Nowe Leśne Bohatery | |
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Village | |
_-_shop.JPG) Nowe Leśne Bohatery - shop and post office | |
  Nowe Leśne Bohatery | |
| Coordinates: 53°47′53″N 23°31′28″E / 53.79806°N 23.52444°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Augustów |
| Gmina | Lipsk |
Nowe Leśne Bohatery [ˈnɔvɛ ˈlɛɕnɛ bɔxaˈtɛrɨ] (Belarusian: Новыя Лясныя Багатыры) 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[edit]
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[edit]
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