Łopuchowo, Białystok County
Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Łopuchowo [wɔpuˈxɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Tykocin and 35 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.
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Coordinates: 53°11′N 22°40′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Białystok |
Gmina | Tykocin |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | +48 85 |
Vehicle registration | BIA |
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The site at which Tykocin's Jews were murdered and buried by the Germans on August 25, 1941 during the occupation of Poland sits in the village's outskirts.[2] Today, a memorial stands at the location.[3][4]