Monkinie [mɔŋˈkiɲɛ], (Lithuanian: Mankynė), is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowinka, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Nowinka, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Augustów, and 97 km (60 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
Monkinie | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Our Lady of the Angels church in Monkinie | |
  Monkinie | |
| Coordinates: 53°58′55″N 23°5′20″E / 53.98194°N 23.08889°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Augustów |
| Gmina | Nowinka |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BAU |
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans arrested multiple members of the local Polish resistance movement, including local parish priest Bolesław Cieciuchowski, and then murdered 12 resistance members near Suwałki on September 29, 1943 (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2] The priest was then buried by his brother and local parishioners in Monkinie.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Guzewicz, Wojciech (2008). "Eksterminacja duchowieństwa katolickiego na Suwalszczyźnie w okresie okupacji niemieckiej". Studia Ełckie (in Polish) (10): 142.
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