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Puńsk | ||
Voivodeship | Podlaskie | |
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Residents | 1.336 (2011) | |
height | 168 m | |
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Puńsk is a former city in the polish Voivodeship Podlaskie on the Eastern Suwałki Lake District. The place is in the historical region Suwalszczyzna. He and his surrounding communities are known as the center of the Lithuanian minority and culture in Poland. Place-name signs and other public boards are bilingual here.
getting there
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By plane
The closest international Airport is at Olsztyn. Other nearby international airports are the Okęcie Airport and the Modlin Airport at Warsaw as well as the Świdnik Airport at Lublin.
By train
The place has a train station that over Białystok is attainable.
By bus
Intercity buses run regularly to Białystok and long-distance buses to other cities in the region.
In the street
The road network is being expanded, but it is still relatively thin.
From Berlin the A12 leads to the border Slubice and further than Autostrada A2 to Warsaw. There you change to the expressway S8 direction Białystok. Still in Mazovia you leave the S8 and drive on the expressway S61 direction Suwałki. The place is not far from the S61.
Alternatively, from southern Germany and Switzerland you can use Prague and from Austria over Brno drive and then from the Polish-Czech border the Autostrada A1 take to A2.
mobility
The town center is easy to explore on foot.
Tourist Attractions
- neo-Gothic St. Mary's Church, decorated in the Lithuanian style inside
- synagogue
- several historical chapels
- Jewish Cemetery
- Museum of Lithuanian Culture
- Lithuanian Village Open Air Museum
activities
Hiking and mountain biking are very popular in summer.
shop
There are shopping opportunities. A visit is recommended for extensive shopping Białystoks.
kitchen
Due to the numerous forests and rivers, the regional cuisine specializes in fresh forest fruits, game and fish.
nightlife
A visit to Białystok is recommended to celebrate.
accommodation
There are numerous hotels, guest rooms and pensions in the village.
security
It's pretty safe.
health
For general questions about (cure) services for those legally insured in Germany or Austria, supply with pharmacies and German-speaking doctors / pharmacists, see article on Poland.
trips
- Białystok
- Ełk
- Warsaw
- Łomża
- Suwałki
- Augustów
- Rajgród
- Lipsk
- Dąbrowa Białostocka
- Suchowola
- Grajewo
- Szczuczyn
- Goniądz
- Mońki
- Knyszyn
- Tykocin
- Sokółka
- Czarna Białostocka
- Supraśl
- Wasilków
- Krynki
- Choroszcz
- Sejny
literature
See article too Poland.
Web links
- http://www.punsk.com.pl/ - Puńsk official website