Kleszczele

Kleszczele (,   Klishcheli,  Kljaščè́li) is a town in Hajnówka County,  Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland.  Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998).

Demography
The most spoken languages in Kleszczele according to the The Russian Imperial Census of 1897:

Notable residents
The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881.

References

Category:Cities and towns in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Category:Hajnówka County
Category:Podlachian Voivodeship
Category:Belsky Uyezd (Grodno Governorate)
Category:Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939)
Category:Belastok Region