Tonkiele
Tonkiele | |
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Village | |
 Bug River in Tonkiele | |
  Tonkiele | |
| Coordinates: 52°25′N 22°34′E / 52.417°N 22.567°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Siemiatycze |
| Gmina | Drohiczyn |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BSI |
Tonkiele [tɔŋˈkʲɛlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drohiczyn, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) west of Drohiczyn, 21 km (13 mi) west of Siemiatycze, and 88 km (55 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.
History
[edit]According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 192, 96.4% Polish by nationality.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, it was the site of large massacres of at least 5,000 Soviet prisoners of war of the Stalag 316 POW camp, including Jews and Communists, perpetrated by the Germans from September to December 1941.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 24.
- ^ 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. p. 306. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
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