Mońki | |
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 The parish church | |
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  Mońki | |
| Coordinates:53°24′N22°48′E / 53.400°N 22.800°E /53.400; 22.800 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Podlaskie |
| County | Mońki |
| Gmina | Mońki |
| Established | 16th century |
| Town rights | 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zbigniew Karwowski |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.66 km2 (2.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 10 460 |
| • Density | 1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19-100, 19-101 |
| Area code | +48 85 |
| Car plates | BMN |
| Website | http://um-monki.pl |
Mońki[ˈmɔɲkʲi] is a town in northeasternPoland and, as of 1999, is situated in thePodlaskie Voivodeship.[1] From 1975 to 1998 it was part of theBiałystok Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital ofMońki County.
In the 16th century, Mońki was a village owned by the Mońko family. In the 19th century, when building railroad from Grodno was in progress, in the neighborhood of Mońki a train station was built. After the First World War a Catholic church was built. In the late World War II Germans destroyed the church. After the war, in 1954, the village was adopted as capital of theMońki county. That increased development of the village and in 1965 Mońki became a city. In 1975 the county was deleted, but it returned in 1999 (1998).
Mońki's coat of arms presents a lady with potatoes. It is connected with an old type of farming in Mońki village and it neighbourhood. In city (also in 2012) was organised a day of potato.
Many of Mońki's inhabitants have moved abroad, particularly to the US, so they can send remittances to their families.
In Mońki existed especially food enterprises. The largest is Moniecka Spółdzielnia Mleczarska (dairy).
In Mońki existed two primary school (one connected with first grade music school), gymnasium. general liceum, technikum and szkoła zawodowa.
Through Mońki goes droga krajowa 65 (road), connecting city withBiałystok andGrajewo.
Several tech companies have risen during the last 10 years.
Near Mońki there are some of the greatest swamps in Europe, theBiebrza River Swamps, and in 1993 the government created theBiebrza National Park (BNP) to recognise and protect their unique nature. The Biebrza River Swamps are an important habitat for rare birds such as theruff(pol. batalion), which is a symbol of the BNP.
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