Polkowo, Podlaskie Voivodeship
| Polkowo | |
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| Village | |
 Polkowo
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| Coordinates: 53°37′38″N 22°55′7″E / 53.62722°N 22.91861°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship or Province | Podlaskie |
| County | Augustów |
| Gmina or Administrative District | Sztabin |
Polkowo [pɔlˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sztabin, within Augustów County, province of Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.
It lies on the Netta River, 2 "viorsts" (approximately 2 kilometers) from the outlet to the Biebrza river. The village stands on one of the few small dry islands emerging from the extensive muddy banks of the Biebzra and the Netta rivers. Polkowo is 28 "viorsts" from Augustów.
The village was founded on June 23, 1582 within the boundaries of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, during the incidence of slave-raiding from the Ottoman Empire and Crimean (Tatar) Khanate (preceded by the Golden Horde). A Suwałki County official issued a decree from the city of Rajgrod (northwest of Polkowo) granting peasants Mark (Markowie) and Elizabeth (Elzbiece) Konoza (Konozie) the right to settle on the hillock of Polikow (later referred to as the village of Polkowo) near the river Biebrza (current day Biebrza National Park).
May 3, 1585 ° Queen Anna issued a decree from Warsaw confirming the initial land grant
1587 ° Boundaries of Polkowo were determined to be 5 wlok (approximately 150 acres)
September 13, 1639 ° Rajgrod court lowered rent for land from 50 to 10 Polish zloty
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