Grabnik, Podlaskie Voivodeship Explained

Grabnik
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Coordinates:53.265°N 22.3125°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Łomża
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Jedwabne
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BLM

Grabnik is a settlement, part of the village of Rostki in the administrative district of Gmina Jedwabne, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the settlement was occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, and then by Nazi Germany until 1944. There is a known case, in which local Polish woman Janina Wądołowska hid and rescued three Jews from the German-perpetrated Holocaust.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Datner, Szymon. 1968. Las sprawiedliwych. pl. Warsaw. Książka i Wiedza. 60.