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Tykocin
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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Podlachian | ||
| Powiat | Białystok County | ||
| Gmina | Tykocin | ||
| Estabilished | 11th century | ||
| City Rights | 1425 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Krzysztof Chlebowicz | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 28.96 km² (11.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| - Total | 6,677 | ||
| - Density | 32/km² (82.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 16-080 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 85 | ||
| Car Plates | BIA | ||
| Website: tykocin.podlaskie.pl | |||
Tykocin (German: Tykotzin; heb. Tiktin, Tuktin, Tyktin, ) is a small, old town in north-eastern Poland, with 1,800 inhabitants (1998), located on the Narew river. The town is called the pearl of baroque. It is one of the oldest cities in Podlasie Voivodeship. The name of Tykocin was first mentioned in the 11th century. The Jewish population of the town was eradicated during the Holocaust. The estimated 1500 Jewish residents of Tykocin were marched into a nearby forest and executed by firing squad into pits. A memorial now exists outside the city. Tykocin received city rights in 1425, lost them in 1950 and regained them in 1993.
It is situated in the Podlasie Voivodeship (since 1999), but previously was part of the Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998).
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- Joshua Höschel ben Joseph
- Jan Klemens Branicki
- Łukasz Górnicki
- Mikołaj Ostroróg
- Bogusław Radziwiłł
- Janusz Radziwiłł (1612-1655)
- Jan Paweł Sapieha
- Krzysztof Wiesiołowski
- Castle of Zygmunt II August built before 1469, extended in 16th century and partially reconstructed in 2005
- A baroque synagogue Bejt ha-Kneset ha-Godol, built in 1642, one of the best preserved in Poland from that period, is a major tourist attraction.
- A baroque Church of the Holy Trinity and former monastery of Congregation of Mission founded in 1742 by Jan Klemens Branicki
- Baroque monastery dating from 1771-90
- Former military hospital from 1755
- Jewish cemetery - one of the oldest in Poland
- a lot of white storks and their nests
- Tykocin on the map
- Tykocin Synagogue photos
- Another page about the Synagogue
- Tykocin 1425.PL - news, photos... all about this beautiful town.
- Plac Czarnieckiego 10 Anthropological project: art, history and heritage of Tykocin.
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