Czyżew


Czyżew is a town in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Czyżew. It lies approximately south-west of Wysokie Mazowieckie and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.
Czyżew previously held town rights from 1738 to 1870; it became a town again on 1 January 2011. The town was re-formed from three villages: Czyżew-Osada, Czyżew-Złote Jabłko and Czyżew-Stacja. On the same date the district was renamed from Gmina Czyżew-Osada to Gmina Czyżew.