Leniewo

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| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Podlaskie

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Hajnówka

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Czyże

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Leniewo {{IPAc-pl|l|e|'|ń|e|w|o}} is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czyże, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.{{TERYT}} It lies approximately {{convert|2|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of Czyże, {{convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of Hajnówka, and {{convert|39|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

History

The village was founded around 1540 on the farm of Żuk Leniewicz, who was the first to settle in the area.{{cite web|url=http://www.ugczyze.pl/informacja_g_pliki/szlak_trans/szlak_trans.htm|title=Rowerowy Białowieski Szlak Transgraniczny|publisher=ugczyze.pl|accessdate=2009-08-15|language=pl}}

Since at least the 17th century, there have been manor buildings in the village, belonging at the end of the century to the sword-bearer Wacław na Jeruzalach Jaruzelski of the Ślepowron coat of arms, and at the end of the 18th century to Wojciech Szepietowski of the Ślepowron coat of arms.{{cite web|title = Z kart historii. Jaruzelski z Leniewa bohater swoich czasów czy podwójny zdrajca |date = 2021-05-04 |accessdate = 2024-02-08 |publisher = Z kart historii. Jaruzelski z Leniewa bohater swoich czasów czy podwójny zdrajca |url = https://bielsk.eu/bransk/32788-z-kart-historii-jaruzelski-z-leniewa-bohater-swoich-czasow-czy-podwojny-zdrajca |language= pl}} After 1800, a brick chapel with a roof made of tiles was built near the manor. This place was referred to as Leniewo Sady.

In a church document from 1775 it was recorded that Leniewo had 109 people living in 28 houses.{{sfn|Plewa|2016|p=21}} According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 157 people, among whom 2 were Roman Catholic, 149 Orthodox, and 6 Mosaic. At the same time, 11 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 146 Belarusian. There were 36 residential buildings in the village.Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, p. 25.

References

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{{cite book|title=Lady, Leniewo, Podrzeczany. Na bielskim hostincu|language=pl|last1=Plewa|first1=Jerzy|publisher=Gmina Czyże|year=2016|isbn=9788393621927}}

Category:Villages in Hajnówka County