Pniewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship Explained

Pniewo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Łomża
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Łomża
Coordinates:53.1033°N 22.2019°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BLM
Population Total:750

Pniewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łomża, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) south-east of Łomża and 650NaN0 west of the regional capital Białystok.

History

After the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, the village was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1941, and then by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. In 1942–1943, the Germans massacred around 400 Poles and Jews in the Pniewo forest.[2] There is a memorial at the site.

People born in Pniewo

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Web site: Masowe zbrodnie hitlerowskie w Powiecie Łomżyńskim. Powiat Łomżyński. 19 September 2020. pl.
  3. Book: Ryńca, Mariusz. . 49. 2014. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności . Teodor Szybiłło. 515.