Gniazdowo,_Masovian_Voivodeship

Gniazdowo, Masovian Voivodeship

Gniazdowo, Masovian Voivodeship

Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

For other places with the same name, see Gniazdowo.

Gniazdowo [ɡɲazˈdɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Lubotyń, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Stary Lubotyń, 15 km (9 mi) north of Ostrów Mazowiecka, and 100 km (62 mi) north-east of Warsaw.

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History

In 1827, Gniazdowo had a population of 222.[2]

During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, on September 10, 1939, German troops carried out a massacre of some 20 Poles (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. [2]
    Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1881. p. 621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. [3]
    Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 95.
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