Fidury Explained

Fidury
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ostrów Mazowiecka
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Ostrów Mazowiecka
Coordinates:52.7833°N 66°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:07-300[1]
Registration Plate:WOR

Fidury is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrów Mazowiecka, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) west of Ostrów Mazowiecka and 810NaN0 north-east of Warsaw.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on 13 June 1943, Fidury and nearby Koziki were pacified by the German gendarmerie. In Fidury, eight Poles were either stabbed with bayonets, shot or burned alive.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych. Poczta Polska. 23 January 2024. pl.
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  3. Bartniczak. Mieczysław. 1974. Eksterminacja ludności w powiecie Ostrów Mazowiecka w latach okupacji hitlerowskiej (1939–1944). Rocznik Mazowiecki. pl. 5. 182.