Brańsk

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Brańsk
Coat of arms
Brańsk
Coordinates: 52°45′N 22°50′E / 52.75, 22.833
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlachian
County	Bielsk
Gmina	Brańsk (urban gmina)
Town rights	1493
Government
- Mayor	Daniel Antoni Bańkowski
Area
- Total	32.43 km² (12.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	3,794
- Density	117/km² (303/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] is a town in north-eastern Poland.

It is situated in the Podlasie Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Białystok Voivodeship (1975-1998).

The great Jewish scholar Rabbi Shimon Shkop presided there as Rabbi for a time, starting in 1907.

[edit] People

• Jan Klemens Branicki
• Cezary Kosiński

v • d • e Gminas of Bielsk County Urban gminas: Bielsk Podlaski (seat) • Brańsk Rural gminas: Gmina Bielsk Podlaski • Gmina Boćki • Gmina Brańsk • Gmina Orla • Gmina Rudka • Gmina Wyszki

Coordinates: 52°44′N, 22°51′E