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Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Mień
Village
Mień is located in PolandMieńMień
Coordinates: 52°46′N 22°42′E / 52.767°N 22.700°E / 52.767; 22.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
GminaBrańsk
Population
 • Total610
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBBI

Mień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Brańsk, 34 km (21 mi) west of Bielsk Podlaski, and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Białystok.

It is situated on the Mianka River, a tributary of Nurzec.

History

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 503 people, among whom 495 were Roman Catholic and 8 were Jewish. At the same time, 495 inhabitants declared Polish nationality and 8 Jewish. There were 73 residential buildings in the village.

During the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, on September 13, 1939, it was the site of a battle between the Polish 10th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment and German 2nd Infantry Division. In revenge for the Polish defense, German soldiers burned down the village and massacred nine residents (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).

Transport

The national road 66 passes nearby, north of the village.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 19.
  3. ^ Monkiewicz, Waldemar (1988). "Pacyfikacje wsi w regionie białostockim (1939, 1941–1944)". Białostocczyzna (in Polish). Vol. 1, no. 9. Białystok: Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe. p. 30. ISSN 0860-4096.
Gmina Brańsk
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