Suchożebry Explained

Suchożebry
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Siedlce
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Suchożebry
Coordinates:52.2667°N 37°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:586
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:WSI

Suchożebry is a village in Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Suchożebry.[1] It lies approximately 12km (07miles) north of Siedlce and 860NaN0 east of Warsaw.

History

In 1827, it had a population of 155.[2] During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans operated a section of the Stalag 366 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs near the village.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI. 1890. pl. Warszawa. 543.
  3. Book: Megargee. Geoffrey P.. Overmans. Rüdiger. Vogt. Wolfgang. 2022. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 370. 978-0-253-06089-1.