Stare Motule Explained

Stare Motule
Settlement Type:Village
Coordinates:54.1886°N 22.6864°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Suwałki
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Filipów
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BSU
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship road

Stare Motule is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Filipów, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1944, German troops carried out expulsions of Poles, leaving one intellectually disabled man to do forced labour after which he was murdered (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Monkiewicz. Waldemar. Krętowski. Józef. 1986. Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na ludziach chorych i niepełnosprawnych. Białostocczyzna. pl. Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe. Białystok. 1. 28.