Stare Krzewo Explained

Stare Krzewo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Białystok
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Zawady
Coordinates:53.1°N 58°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BIA
Blank Name Sec2:Highways

Stare Krzewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawady, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8km (05miles) south-west of Zawady and 380NaN0 west of the regional capital Białystok.

History

Stare Krzewo, Nowe Krzewo and Krzewo-Plebanki were recognized as separate villages already in the 15th century.[2]

During World War II, the village was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1941, and by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. In 1941, the Germans established a forced labour camp in the village.[3] Around 2,000 Jewish men and women were imprisoned there.[3] The camp was dissolved in 1943, and its prisoners were deported to the Treblinka extermination camp.[3]

Transport

The Expressway S8 passes through 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 IV. 1883. pl. Warsaw. 791.
  3. Sędziak. Zdzisław. 2000. Eksploatacja ludności regionu łomżyńskiego przez pracę na rzecz III Rzeszy. Studia Łomżyńskie. pl. 11. 207.