Tykocin
Tykocin | |
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Aerial view of the town centre | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′11″N 22°46′15″E / 53.20306°N 22.77083°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Białystok |
| Gmina | Tykocin |
| Established | 11th century |
| Town rights | 1425 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mariusz Dudziński |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,980 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16-080 |
| Area code | +48 85 |
| Car plates | BIA |
| Website | tykocin.podlaskie.pl |
| Designated | 2021-04-19 |
| Reference no. | Dz. U. z 2021 r. poz. 768 |
Tykocin ([tɨˈkɔt͡ɕin]; Yiddish: טיקטין, romanized: Tiktin) is a small town in north-eastern Poland, with 2,010 inhabitants (2012), located on the Narew river, in Białystok County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is one of the oldest towns in the region, with its historic center designated a Historic Monument of Poland.