Kleszczele
| Kleszczele | ||
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  Kleszczele | ||
| Coordinates: 52°34′36″N 23°19′17″E / 52.57667°N 23.32139°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie | |
| County | Hajnówka | |
| Gmina | Kleszczele | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 46.71 km2 (18.03 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 1,432 | |
| • Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) | |
| Website | http://www.kleszczele.fr.pl | |
Kleszczele [klɛʂˈt͡ʂɛlɛ] (Ukrainian: Кліщелі, Klishcheli) is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998).
The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881.
Coordinates: 52°35′N 23°19′E / 52.583°N 23.317°E
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