Niemirów, Podlaskie Voivodeship
| Niemirów | |
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| Village | |
 Niemirów
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| Coordinates: 52°18′N 23°9′E / 52.300°N 23.150°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Siemiatycze |
| Gmina | Mielnik |
| Population | 240 |
Niemirów [ɲeˈmʲiruf] (Ukrainian: Немирів, Nemyriv) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielnik, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Mielnik, 25 km (16 mi) south-east of Siemiatycze, and 91 km (57 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok.
The village has a population of 240.
The history of Niemirow probably dates backto the 11th century, when a Slavic gord existed here. Archaeological findings proved that both Mazovian and Ruthenian settlers resided here. First documented mention of the village comes from 1495; at that time, it was called Niwice. In 1548, King Zygmunt August handed the village to a nobleman Stanislaw Niemira (Gozdawa coat of arms), whose grandson, Castellan of Podlasie Stanislaw Niemira, changed the name of the village into Niemirow and granted town charter to it. In 1620, a market square with a parish church were built, and Niemirow was first called a town in documents from 1631. Swedish and Transilvanian invasion of Poland (1655 - 1660) had catasthrophic consequences for the town, as it was completely destroyed, and in 1662 its population was only 88.
The town remained property of the Niemira family until 1738, when it was purchased by the Czartoryski family. Due to efforts of Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1755 Niemirow was granted the right for two weekly markets and two annual fairs. In 1795 - 1807, borders of the three partitioning powers met near the town.
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