Tykocin
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Tykocin is a small town in north-eastern Poland, with 1,800 inhabitants (1998), located on the Narew river.
Situated in the Podlasie Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Bialystok Voivodship (1975-1998).
A baroque synagogue built in 1642, one of the best preserved in Poland from that period, is a major tourist attraction.
External links
- Tykocin on the map (http://www.pilot.pl/index.php3?Z_CITY_NAME=tykocin&form_t=1&lang=pl)
- Tykocin Synagogue photos (http://ddickerson.igc.org/tykocin.html)
- Another page about the Synagogue (http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Poland/Tykocin/Tykocin01.html)