Rząśnik, Ostrów Mazowiecka County Explained

Rząśnik
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ostrów Mazowiecka
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stary Lubotyń
Coordinates:52.9431°N 21.99°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Population Total:264

Rząśnik (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Lubotyń, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

History

During World War II, in summer 1941, about 2,600 Jews from nearby villages are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[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: YAHAD - IN UNUM. yahadmap.org. 2017-07-15.