Gruszki [ˈɡruʂki] is a settlement, part of the village of Guszczewina,[1] in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[2] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Narewka, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Hajnówka, and 54 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.
Gruszki | |
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Village | |
 Forestry in Gruszki | |
  Gruszki | |
| Coordinates: 52°49′40″N 23°47′58″E / 52.82778°N 23.79944°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Hajnówka |
| Gmina | Narewka |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the German Police Battalion 322 expelled the inhabitants, and then plundered and destroyed the settlement (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3] After the war the village was rebuilt.
In Gruszki there is a memorial to Danuta Siedzikówna, member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II and the anti-communist resistance movement, national heroine of Poland.[4] There is also a monument commemorating the Millennium of Poland.
References edit
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U. z 2013 r. poz. 200
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Pacyfikacja wsi". Siemianowka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "W Gruszkach na Podlasiu odsłonięto pomnik Danuty Siedzikówny "Inki"". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
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