Łopuchowo, Białystok County Explained

Łopuchowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Białystok
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Tykocin
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.1833°N 62°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Area Code:+48 85
Registration Plate:BIA

Łopuchowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) west of Tykocin and 350NaN0 west of the regional capital Białystok.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Web site: Yahad - in Unum.
  3. "Rocznica zagłady żydowskiego Tykocina," (commemoration) Gazeta Wyborcza Białystok, 24 August 2009
  4. http://www.kirkuty.xip.pl/tykocin.html Tykocin na mapie polskich judaików