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Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Prudziszki
Village
Primary school in PrudziszkiPrimary school in Prudziszki
Prudziszki is located in PolandPrudziszkiPrudziszki
Coordinates: 54°10′N 22°55′E / 54.167°N 22.917°E / 54.167; 22.917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySuwałki
GminaJeleniewo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code16-404

Prudziszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleniewo, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Jeleniewo, 10 km (6 mi) north of Suwałki, and 118 km (73 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

History

According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 293, entirely Polish by nationality and Roman Catholic by confession.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on April 26, 1940, the Germans carried out a massacre of 13 Poles from the region in the forest of Prudziszki as part of the Intelligenzaktion. Among the murdered were teachers, a local official and a military officer.

References

  1. "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 83.
  4. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 235.
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