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.
Gniazdowo | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°56′N 21°53′E / 52.933°N 21.883°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Ostrów Mazowiecka |
Gmina | Stary Lubotyń |
Vehicle registration | WOR |
Voivodeship road |
History
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1881. p. 621.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 95.