Giby
Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
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Giby ([ˈɡibɨ]; Lithuanian: Gibai[2]) is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.[3] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Giby.
Giby | |
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Village | |
Saint Anne Church | |
 Interactive map of Giby | |
  Giby | |
| Coordinates: 54°2′N 23°22′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Giby |
| Population (2011)[1] | 538[1] |
| Postal code | 16-506 |
| Area code | +48 87 |
| SIMC | 0757499 |
The village was established in 1594.
Today's Catholic church of St. Anne (1912) originally served Old Believers in Pogorzelec village, from where it was moved to Giby in 1982.
