Prudziszki
Prudziszki | |
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Village | |
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  Prudziszki | |
| Coordinates: 54°10′N 22°55′E / 54.167°N 22.917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Suwałki |
| Gmina | Jeleniewo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 16-404[1] |
Prudziszki [pruˈd͡ʑiʂki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleniewo, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Jeleniewo, 10 km (6 mi) north of Suwałki, and 118 km (73 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
History
[edit]According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 293, entirely Polish by nationality and Roman Catholic by confession.[3]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on April 26, 1940, the Germans carried out a massacre of 13 Poles from the region in the forest of Prudziszki as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[4] Among the murdered were teachers, a local official and a military officer.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 83.
- ^ a b Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 235.
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