Wólka Piaseczna, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°32′N 22°44′E / 53.533°N 22.733°E / 53.533; 22.733
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Wólka Piaseczna
Village
Wólka Piaseczna is located in Poland
Wólka Piaseczna
Wólka Piaseczna
Coordinates: 53°32′N 22°44′E / 53.533°N 22.733°E / 53.533; 22.733
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyMońki
GminaGoniądz

Wólka Piaseczna [ˈvulka pjaˈsɛt͡ʂna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Goniądz, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Goniądz, 16 km (10 mi) north of Mońki, and 55 km (34 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.

Between August and September 1944 the village was pacified by Wehrmacht. As a result, some of the residents were transported to work as forced labor, while 8 residents were murdered. Buildings of the village were demolished or burned, while livestock was robbed.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Fajkowski, Józef; Religa, Jan (1981). Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na wsi polskiej 1939–1945. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Książka i Wiedza. p. 222.