Mońki
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Podlachian | ||
| County | Mońki County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Mońki | ||
| Established | 16th century | ||
| Town rights | 1965 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Zbigniew Karwowski | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 7.66 km² (3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 10,455 | ||
| - Density | 1,364.9/km² (3,535/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 19-100, 19-101 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 85 | ||
| Car plates | BMN | ||
| Website: http://www.monki.info.pl | |||
Mońki [ˈmɔɲki] is a town in northeastern Poland and, as of 1999, is situated in the Podlasie Voivodeship. From 1975 to 1998 it was part of the Białystok Voivodeship. It is the capital of Mońki County.
Mońki is a very young town that arose at the beginning of the 20th century. It owes its existence to the railway station between Białystok (the capital of Podlasie Voivodeship) and Ełk. Mońki got the city rights (pl. prawa miejskie) in 1965. Then, the town was inhabited by about 3,000 people; now there are about 11,000 people. Lots of them went abroad to earn money for their families (especially to USA).
Near Mońki there are one of the greatest swamps in Europe, the Biebrza River Swamps, and in 1993 the government awarded the Biebrza National Park to preserve the unique nature. It is a great prop for rare birds like ruff (pol. battalion), which is a symbol of BNP.
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 The railway station from 1930s |
 The dairy |
 Niepodległości Street in Mońki |
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