Sejny (Lithuanian Seinai) is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship, close to the border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area (Pojezierze suwalskie), on the Marycha river, being a tributary of Czarna Hańcza. As of 1999 it had almost 6.500 permanent inhabitants, with many more inhabitating the area in the tourist season, and was the capital of a separate powiat. The Podlasie Voivodship (in Polish województwo podlaskie, Lithuanian Palenkės vaivadija) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship of north-eastern Poland. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Monastery in Sejny

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History

Early history

In the early Middle Ages the area of modern Sejny was inhabitated by the Yotvingians, one of the Baltic Tribes that had arived to the area in the 1st millenium. After the internal struggles of 13th century their areas were subject to expansion from both Masovia and Lithuania. In the effect of the expansion of the Teutonic Order, the area was almost entirely depopulated and only small remnants of the Yotvingian settlements remained to our times. In 14th century the area was a scene of constant struggles between the Lithuanians and the Teutons and indeed the first written mention of the area where the town now lies dates back to 1385 and mentions an armed raid of the German knights from Merecz to Giżycko. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Categories: Baltic peoples | Stub ... The Baltic Sea The Balts or Baltic peoples are a group of Indo-European tribes who settled the area between lower Vistula and upper Dvina and Dneper. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Masovia (Polish: Mazowsze) is a geographical and historical region situated in central Poland with its capital in Warsaw. ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ... Motto: none Voivodship Warmia i Mazury Municipal government Urząd Miejski w Giżycku Mayor Jolanta Piotrkowska Area 13,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 29 800 - 2148/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 54°02 N 21°46 E Area code +48 87 Car plates NGI Twin towns - Municipal Website Giżycko...

After the Teutonic-Lithuanian border was established in 1422, the forests in the area started to be gradually repopulated. New roads were paved an one of them, leading from Berżniki through what is now Sejny to Merecz, became a notable trade route. In 1510 Michał Pac became the governor of the area and founded the settlement of Berżniki. This started a period of fast settlement of post-Yotvingian lands. According to a legend, the town of Sejny was started by three of the old knights of king Władysław Jagiełło, who after the Battle of Grunwald was to grant them with a land parcel in what is now Sejny. The three were very old and named the settlement accordingly Seni, which is Latin word for Old Men. The name was then allegedly transfered into Sejny. However, there are no archaeological findings or documents that would back this legend up. Events August 31 - Henry VI becomes King of England. ... A trade route is a commonly used path of travel for those (e. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Wladislaus II on Jan Matejkos painting Wladislaus II Jagiello (Polish Władysław II Jagiełło, Lithuanian Jogaila, and in Belarusian as Jahajla (Ягайла)) (c. ... The Battle of Grunwald took place on July 15, 1410 between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on one side, and the Knights of the Teutonic Order on the other. ... Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

On December 22, 1522, king Sigismund I of Poland ordered the voivod of Podlachia Janusz Kostewicz to grant half of a square mile of land at the shores of the river Sejna (now called Marycha) to hetman Iwan Wiśniowiecki. On May 21 of the following year Kostewicz described the parcel in a letter to the king and soon afterwards Wiśniowiecki became the owner of the area. A new wooden manor was built in the place where the Sejna river reached Sejny lake and soon settlement started. Wiśniowiecki, a mighty magnate from Volhynia, never came there personally and instead appointed his governor to rule the hammlet. In 1593 the town was sold by his great granddaughter Anna, wife of voivod of Vitebsk Mikołaj Sapieha, to a local noble Jerzy Grodziński for sixty times the amount of 10.000 grosz in silver. Until 1602 he transfered the unnamed village (sometimes referred to as Sejna) into a town called Juriewo, after its founder. However, the name did not stick and instead it was named Sejny. December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... Reign From December 8, 1506 until April 1, 1548 Coronation On January 24, 1507 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk Elżbieta Rakuszanka Consorts Katarzyna Telniczanka Barbara Zapolya Bona Sforza Children with Katarzyna Telniczanka Jan Regina Katarzyna with Barbara Zapolya Jadwiga Anna with Bona... Voivod is a Slavic term initially denoting first in command of a military unit. ... Podlasie (Latin Podlachia) is a historical region in eastern part of Poland and western Belarus. ... Hetman (from Czech: hejtman, German: Hauptmann, Turkish: Ataman) was the title of the second highest military commander (after the monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, known from 1568 to 1795 as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... Volhynia (Wołyń in Polish; Волинь, Volyn’ in Ukrainian; also called Volynia, Volyň in Czech) comprises the historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Pripyat and Western Bug. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Categories: Belarus-related stubs | Towns in Belarus ... The term Grosz may also refer to George Grosz. ... Events February 14 - William Shakespeare First performance of Twelfth Night on Candlemas March 20 - The Dutch East India Company is established as The United East India Company by the Dutch States-General May 15 - Bartolomew Gosnold becomes the first European to discover Cape Cod. ...

The towns market was located on a small hill overlooking the right bank of the river, near the original wooden manor. It was located right on the earlier trade route. South of the town a new road leading to Grodno was created and the new settlement received significant income from trading. The founder of the town financed a Catholic St. George's church and established a new parochy. Hrodna (or Grodno; Belarusian: Го́радня, Гро́дна; Grodno in Polish, Гродно in Russian, Gardinas in Lithuanian) is a city in Belarus on the Nemunas river, close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 15 km and 30 km away respectively). ...

17th century

Jerzy Grodziński died heirlessly and on May 16, 1602, he subscribed all of his properties to the Dominican monastery in Wilno. He died on January 12 of the following year and on June 4, 1603 king Sigismund III of Poland accepted the testament. In 1610 the monks started the construction of a large monastery there. The construction of the monastery was finished in 1619 and by 1632 a new church was built nearby, devoted to Holy Mary, Saint George and Saint Jacek. The town was developed slowly, mostly due to low traffic on the old trade routes to Grodno. Nevertheless, in 17th century another church devoted to the Holy Spirit was consecrated, a printing press was started and most probably a hospital. Also the monastery was being constantly expanded and became one of the most notable examples of a fortified monastery in Central Europe. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Events February 14 - William Shakespeare First performance of Twelfth Night on Candlemas March 20 - The Dutch East India Company is established as The United East India Company by the Dutch States-General May 15 - Bartolomew Gosnold becomes the first European to discover Cape Cod. ... Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England April 28 – Funeral of Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey July 17 or July 19 - Sir Walter Raleigh arrested for treason. ... Reign in Poland From September 18, 1587 until April 19, 1632 Reign in Sweden From November 17, 1592 until July 24, 1599 Elected in Poland On September 18, 1587 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation in Poland On December 27, 1587 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Coronation... Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Blessed Virgin Mary A traditional Catholic picture displayed sometimes in homes. ... For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George (c. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, in Trinitarian Christian belief, is God, the third Person of the Holy Trinity; the word Spirit commonly translates the Greek New Testament word pneuma. ... The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ...

The city growth was halted by the war with Sweden, known as The Deluge. In 1656, after a major battle took place in the area, the town was captured by the Swedes, looted and then burnt to the ground. Fortunately the monastery survived and, after the war ended, the monks returned to the town and started its reconstruction. On November 8, 1670, king Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki granted the town with a privilege to organize the markets and fairs once a week. This helped the monks to repopulate the town with new settlers, mostly from over-populated Masovia. However, in early 18th century the Great Northern War put an end to the prosperity as the town was pillaged by several armies in the row and brought two consecutive plagues to the town. This article is about the history of Poland. ... Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ... . Reign From June 19, 1669 until November 10, 1673 Elected On June 19, 1669 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On September 29, 1669 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Nobel Family Wiśniowiecki Coat of Arms Korybut Parents Jeremi Michał Wiśniowiecki Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska Consorts Elenora Maria Józefa... Masovia (Polish: Mazowsze) is a geographical and historical region situated in central Poland with its capital in Warsaw. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Swedish Victory at Narva, 1700 by Gustaf Cederström, painted 1910 Battle of Poltava as painted by Denis Martens the Younger in 1726 The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Russia, Denmark-Norway and Saxony-Poland (from 1715 also Prussia and Hanover) on one... Plague redirects here. ...

Modernisation

At the same time the area was being populated and numerous settlements were founded not far from Sejny. In 1715 the Camedulian monks founded a village and a monastery, that soon evolved into what is now the town of Suwałki. Other towns founded in that period were Puńsk, Augustów, Jeleniewo and Krasnopol. This brought the prosperity back on track and the Dominicans started the reconstruction of Sejny - this time as a town full of notable examples of baroque architecture. The church received a new façade, in 1770 a new town hall was built and in 1778 new marketplace and a wooden synagogue were opened. This paved the way of Jewish settlement in the area. // Events September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe dOrléans, nephew of Louis XIV. September - First of... Motto: none Voivodship Podlaskie Municipal government Rada miejska w Suwałkach Mayor Józef Gajewski Area 65. ... Puńsk is a town with 1,050 inhabitants in the Podlasie Voivodship, Poland. ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlasie Municipal government UrzÄ…d Miasta Augustów Mayor Leszek Cieslik Area 80,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 30 870 - 387/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 53°51 N 22°58 E Area code +48 87 Car plates BAU Twin towns - Municipal Website Augustów... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ... West façade of the Notre-Dame de Strasbourg Cathedral A facade (or façade) is the exterior of a building – especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A synagogue (from Greek συναγωγη, transliterated sunagoge, place of assembly literally meeting, assembly) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ...

In the effect of the Partitions of Poland, in 1794 Sejny became part of the Kingdom of Prussia and confiscated by the Prussian authorities in 1797. Initially neglected, in 1807 the town became part of the Duchy of Warsaw and a major administrative centre. After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1815 the town was transfered to the Kingdom of Poland and retained its status as a seat of a powiat. In 1818 the bishopric was moved to Sejny from Wigry and the town continued to prosper, despite a major fire that had struck the city earlier that year. The population also grew rapidly. However, in later part of the 19th century, the prosperity ended. After the November Uprising and the January Uprising, in which the city's inhabitants took part in the struggles against Imperial Russia, the town was again deprived of its privileges and became neglected. Also, lack of railways in Russia prevented the town to develop its industry and Sejny continued to exist as a small provincial town and a local centre of trade and commerce. The Partitions of Poland (Polish Rozbiór or Rozbiory Polski) happened in the 18th century and ended the existence of a sovereign state of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Kingdom of Prussia existed from 1701 until 1918, and from 1871 was the leading kingdom of the German Empire, comprising in its last form almost two-thirds of the area of the Empire. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Location Official languages Polish Established church Roman Catholic Capital Warsaw Largest City Warsaw Head of state Duke of Warsaw Area about 158,000 km² Population about 3 million Existed 1807 - 1814 The Duchy of Warsaw (Polish: Księstwo Warszawskie, Latin: Ducatus Varsoviae, French: Duche de Varsovie) was a Polish state established... Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The term Congress Poland is an unofficial name of the Kingdom of Poland, a political entity that was created out of the Duchy of Warsaw at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, when European powers reorganised Europe following the Napoleonic wars. ... Powiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The November Uprising (1830-1831) was an armed rebellion against Russias rule in Poland. ... The night of January 22, 1863, was the beginning of the new uprising against Russian rule in Poland. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start...

Wooden synagogue in Sejny

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20th century

During World War I, in 1915, the town was captured by Germany. Initially part of the Ober Ost military administration, it was planned as a part of one of the puppet states established by the Germans in Central Europe in accordance with their Mitteleuropa plan. However, with their defeat in the war, the German garrisons started to withdraw from the area. Finally, on May 8, 1919, the administration over the town was passed to newly-born Lithuania. This led to an open conflict between Poland and Lithuania, as both sides claimed the area. Under pressure from the Conferrence of Ambassadors (later to become the League of Nations), Poland initially backed down on the issue. However, on August 22, 1919, local Poles revolted against the Lithuanian rule in what became known as the Sejny Uprising. The Lithuanian forces were taken completely by surprised and mostly disarmed, with negligeable losses on both sides. Six days later the uprising ended with a Polish success and the town became a part of Poland. WWI redirects here. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Leopold von Bayern Ober Ost (short for Oberbefehlshabers der gesamten deutschen Streitkräfte im Osten) was a German WWI military administration governing a large part of the German-held areas of the Russian Empire. ... Historical lands and provinces in Central Europe Central Europe is the region of Europe between Eastern Europe and Western Europe. ... Mitteleuropa is a German term approximately equal to Central Europe. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the First World War at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

However, only a year later, the town was captured by the Bolshevist Russia in the course of the Polish-Bolshevik War. To ensure the right of passage through Lithuanian territory, on July 12, 1920 the Russian authorities signed a treaty of Moscow with Lithuania, in which it granted the Lithuanians with the rights to the area. On July 19th the Lithuanians attacked the Polish defenders and recaptured the town. The Lithuanian authorities were once again established in the area. After the Battle of Warsaw the Bolshevik forces were defeated and the Polish Army again entered the area under Lithuanian control. As the Paris Peace Conference established the Polish-Lithuanian border on an ethnic basis, roughly correspondent to the status quo ante bellum, the Lithuanian forces were forced to withdraw from the town and on August 31, 1920 the town was yet again attached to Poland. However, the Lithuanian authorities continued to claim the area and on September 2 a Lithuanian offensive started the so-called Polish-Lithuanian War. As the town was located only some 2 kilometres from the Lithuanian border, it was easily captured by Lithuanian forces. However, the assault was repelled with heavy losses on Lithuanian side and the Polish Army recaptured the town on September 9. The following day the last of the Lithuanian units retreated to the other side of the border and on October 7 a cease fire agreement was signed, leaving Sejny on the Polish side of the border. Bolshevist Russia is a common term that refers to the Red side in the Russian government between the Bolsheviks October Revolution (November 7, 1917) and the constitution of the Soviet Union (December 30, 1922). ... Polish-Bolshevik War Conflict Polish-Bolshevik War Date 1919–1921 Place Central and Eastern Europe Result Polish victory The Polish-Soviet War (also known as the Polish-Bolshevik War or the Polish-Russian War) was the war (February 1919 – March 1921) that determined the borders between the Russian Soviet Federated... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Battle of Warsaw Conflict Polish-Bolshevik War Date 13 to August 25, 1920 Place near Warsaw, Poland Result Decisive Polish victory The Battle of Warsaw (sometimes referred to as the Miracle at the Vistula, Polish Cud nad Wisłą) was the decisive battle of the Polish-Bolshevik War (also known as... Polish Army (Polish Wojsko Polskie) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. ... The Paris Peace Conference, 1919, negotiated the treaties ending World War I. The Paris Peace Conference, 1946, negotiated the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947, with Germanys [[World War II allies and co-belligerents in Europe. ... The term status quo ante bellum comes from Latin meaning literally, as things were before the war. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... The Polish-Lithuanian War refers to the conflict between newly independent nations of Lithuania and the Second Polish Republic that lasted from July 1919 until October 1920. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... An armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. ...

During the interbellum, the town continued to be claimed by Lithuania and it was not until the 1938 Ultimatum that Lithuania finally agreed for a delimitation of the border. Meanwhile the town developed quite rapidly and was joined with both Suwałki and Grodno with a railroad. In 1925 the bishopric and the powiat status were removed, but the town remained a notable centre of not only trade and commerce, but also wood and furniture production, gaining profits from the nearby forests. Motto: none Voivodship Podlaskie Municipal government Rada miejska w Suwałkach Mayor Józef Gajewski Area 65. ... Hrodna (or Grodno; Belarusian: Го́радня, Гро́дна; Grodno in Polish, Гродно in Russian, Gardinas in Lithuanian) is a city in Belarus on the Nemunas river, close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 15 km and 30 km away respectively). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Powiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. ...

Cavalry parade in Sejny

During the Polish Defensive War of 1939 the town was first captured by the Soviet Union on September 24, 1939. Sejny was severely pillaged and then on October 13, 1939 transferred to Nazi Germany. It remained occupied by the Germans for the rest of World War II, which resulted in almost complete destruction of the local Jewish community in the gas chambers of the German concentration camps. On August 31, 1944 the town was again captured by the Red Army and soon afterwards it was delivered to the new Soviet-controlled communist authorities of Poland. Image File history File links Cavalry parade in Sejny, during the w:Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920 From the archives of the State Regional Museum in SuwaÅ‚ki PD assumed reproduction published here File links The following pages link to this file: Sejny Polish-Lithuanian War ... Image File history File links Cavalry parade in Sejny, during the w:Polish-Lithuanian War of 1920 From the archives of the State Regional Museum in SuwaÅ‚ki PD assumed reproduction published here File links The following pages link to this file: Sejny Polish-Lithuanian War ... Polish September Campaign Conflict World War II Date 1 September - 6 October 1939 Place Poland Result Decisive German and Soviet victory The Polish September Campaign — also known as Polish-German War of 1939, in Poland often as Wojna obronna 1939 roku (Defensive War of 1939), in Germany as Polish Campaign... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air, August 9, 1945. ... See also the related article on Nazi concentration camps The following is a list of German concentration camps during World War II. are marked with pink, while major concentration camps of are marked with blue. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Red Army flag The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya in Russian), the armed forces organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)   listen?; tr. ...

After the war the local population, largely depleted during the war, started to recuperate. A notable influx of Poles resettled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union allowed for fast reconstruction of the town. In 1956, after the administrative reform of that year, Sejny once again became a seat of a powiat. Although it was cancelled in 1975, the new administrative division of Poland passed in 1999 reinstituted it. Under the terms of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, adjusted by agreement on 28 September 1939, the Soviet Union annexed all Polish territory east of the line of the rivers Pisa, Narew, Western Bug, and San, except for Wilno country with its capital Wilno (Vilnius), which was given to Lithuania, and... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Powiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Modern Sejny

Currently Sejny is a notable centre of trade, production and tourism, with thousands of them visiting the town every year. A milk plant and a cheese factory are located in the town, as well as numerous hotels. Sejny is also a notable centre of cultural life of the Lithuanian minority in Poland. It is the main seat of the Lithuanian Society of Poland and the Aušra bi-weekly. According to some sources, the number of Lithuanians living in the town and the powiat surrounding it is close to 30%. Because of that, there is a Lithuanian consulate there, as well as a Lithuanian school. The term Consulate can refer to: the office or the period in office of a consul a diplomatic consulate the French Consulate which governed between 1799 and 1804 a brand of menthol cigarettes Consulate This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share...

Notable inhabitants

• Jerzy Aleksandrowicz, biologist and bothanician
• Antoni Baranowski (Lithuanian Antanas Baranauskas), a notable Polish and Lithuanian poet
• Antoni Bukaty, writer, philosopher and engineer
• Szymon Konarski, a writer and a patriot
• Stanisław Kunatt, writer, professor of the Warsaw University and freedom fighter
• Jerzy Srzednicki, artist
• Walerian Staniszewski, journalist
• Anzelm Wojciech Szweykowski, teacher

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Notable tourist attractions

• Dominican monastery (17th century)
• Assumprion of the Holy Mary Church
• Notable sculpture of Our Lady of Sejny
• Town Hall (1770)
• White Synagogue
• Monument to the heroes of the Sejny Uprising
• Monument to Antanas Baranuskas

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External links

• Sejny town home page (Polish)
• Sejny town home page (in English)
• Borderland Foundation in Sejny
• Find Sejny on the map of Poland