Truskolasy-Lachy Explained

Truskolasy-Lachy
Settlement Type:Village
Coordinates:53.0322°N 22.7°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wysokie Mazowieckie
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Sokoły
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:BWM
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship road

Truskolasy-Lachy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sokoły, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]

History

In 1827 Truskolasy-Lachy had a population of 87.[2]

During the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, in September 1939, the village was pacified by the German Army, with four local Poles murdered, including two women (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[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 XII. 1892. pl. Warszawa. 523.
  3. Monkiewicz. Waldemar. 1988. Pacyfikacje wsi w regionie białostockim (1939, 1941–1944). Białostocczyzna. pl. Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe. Białystok. 1 (9). 30. 0860-4096.