Filipów, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Filipów [fiˈlipuf], is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Filipów. It lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of Suwałki and 124 km (77 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok. In 2006 the village has a population of 1,814.
Filipów | |
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  Filipów  Filipów | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′50″N 22°37′15″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Podlaskie Voivodeship |
| County | Suwałki County |
| Gmina | Filipów |
| Population | 1,814 |
Formerly a town, Filipów had a city rights from 1570 to 1870, when, as many other former towns in Poland, it lost this status after the January Uprising.
It was a site of Battle of Filipów in 1656.
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