Sikory-Tomkowięta Explained

Sikory-Tomkowięta
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wysokie Mazowieckie
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kobylin-Borzymy
Coordinates:53.1061°N 22.6278°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BWM

Sikory-Tomkowięta is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylin-Borzymy, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]

History

In 1827, the village had a population of 45.[2]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, and then by Germany until 1944. On July 13, 1943, in retaliation for the activity of the Polish resistance organization Uderzeniowe Bataliony Kadrowe, the German gendarmerie and SS pacified the village, murdering 49 Poles in two mass executions.[3]

Transport

The Polish S8 highway runs nearby, north of the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X. 1889. pl. Warsaw. 607.
  3. Markiewicz. Marcin. 2003. Represje hitlerowskie wobec wsi białostockiej. Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej. pl. IPN. 12–1 (35–36). 67. 1641-9561.