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Pniewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship

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Pniewo
Village
Memorial at the site of German massacres of around 400 Poles and Jews in Pniewo
Memorial at the site of German massacres of around 400 Poles and Jews in Pniewo
Pniewo is located in Poland
Pniewo
Pniewo
Pniewo is located in Podlaskie Voivodeship
Pniewo
Pniewo
Coordinates: 53°6′12″N 22°12′7″E / 53.10333°N 22.20194°E / 53.10333; 22.20194Coordinates: 53°6′12″N 22°12′7″E / 53.10333°N 22.20194°E / 53.10333; 22.20194
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyŁomża County
GminaGmina Łomża
Population
750
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBLM

Pniewo [ˈpɲevɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łomża, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Łomża and 65 km (40 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

The village has a population of 750.

History

After the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, the village was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1941, and then by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. In 1942–1943, the Germans massacred around 400 Poles and Jews in the Pniewo forest.[2] There is a memorial at the site.

People born in Pniewo

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Masowe zbrodnie hitlerowskie w Powiecie Łomżyńskim". Powiat Łomżyński (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ Ryńca, Mariusz (2014). "Teodor Szybiłło". Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 49. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. p. 515.


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