Mściwuje Explained

Mściwuje
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kolno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Mały Płock
Coordinates:53.3°N 78°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:126

Mściwuje is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mały Płock, within Kolno County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 13km (08miles) south of Kolno and 840NaN0 west of the regional capital Białystok.

History

According to archives, more than 4000 Jews from the villages of Maly Plock, Stawisk, Kolna and Lomza were shot in Msciwuje.[2]

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: Maly Plock/ Msciwuje . yahadmap.org . 2016-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326061147/http://www.yahadmap.org/#map/ . 2016-03-26 .