| Korycin | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Invention and Exaltation of the Holy Cross church at night | |
  Korycin | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′N 22°56′E / 53.483°N 22.933°E / 53.483; 22.933 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sokółka |
| Gmina | Korycin |
| Population | |
| • Total | 530 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BSK |
Korycin (; Yiddish: קוריצין, romanized: Kartchin) is a village in Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Korycin. It lies approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) west of Sokółka and 44 km (27 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
In 1900, there were 411 Jews living in Korycin. Nearly all were murdered by the Germans and their collaborators during the Holocaust.
The Korycinski cheese is traditional food of Korycin, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland.
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- "JewishGen Locality Page - Korycin, Poland". JewishGen.org. JewishGen.org. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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