Krasnopol, Podlaskie Voivodeship
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Krasnopol | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Church of the Transfiguration of Christ | |
  Krasnopol | |
| Coordinates: 54°6′57″N 23°12′25″E / 54.11583°N 23.20694°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Krasnopol |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,300 |
Krasnopol ([krasˈnɔpɔl]; Lithuanian: Krasnapolis[1]) is a village in Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krasnopol.
Krasnopol was founded in 1770 on the order of Antoni Tyzenhauz in the Opidemie forest on the road from Sejny to Wigry and Suwałki. It was probably granted town privileges in 1782.
