Brańsk
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 Brańsk
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| Coordinates: 52°45′N 22°50′E / 52.750°N 22.833°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Podlaskie | |
| County | Bielsk | |
| Gmina | Brańsk (urban gmina) | |
| Town rights | 18 January 1493 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Czesław Sokołowski | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 32.43 km2 (12.52 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Total | 3,822 | |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 17-120 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 085 | |
| Car plates | BBI | |
| Website | http://www.bransk.podlaskie.pl | |
Brańsk [braɲsk] (Ukrainian: Бранськ or Брянськ, Brans’k or Brians’k) is an Urban Gmina (Polish: gmina miejska) (Town) in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.
The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.
Brańsk is located in the geographical region of Europe known as the Wysoczyzny Podlasko – Bialoruskie (English: Podlaskie and Belarus Plateau) and the mezoregion known as the Bielsk Plain (Polish: Równinę Bielską). The Nurzec River, a tributary of the Bug River, passes through Brańsk. The town covers an area of 32.43 square kilometres (12.5 sq mi).
It is located approximately:
The region has a continental climate which is characterized by high temperatures during summer and long and frosty winters . The average amount of rainfall during the year exceeds 550 millimetres (21.7 in).
On 23 June 1264 two armies met near Brańsk. The Battle of Brańsk lasted two days pitting the forces of Yotvingia, led by Komata (Kumata) against the well equipped Krakovian army led by the Duke of Krakow, Boleslaw V the Chaste.
On 18 January 1493, Brańsk received a city charter based on Magdeburg rights from the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alexander Jagiellon. It was the first city in Podlaskie to receive such a charter.
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