Stare Motule [ˈstarɛ mɔˈtulɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Filipów, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]

Stare Motule
Village
Stare Motule is located in Poland
Stare Motule
Stare Motule
Coordinates: 54°11′19″N 22°41′11″E / 54.18861°N 22.68639°E / 54.18861; 22.68639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountySuwałki
GminaFilipów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBSU
Voivodeship road

History

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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1944, German troops carried out expulsions of Poles, leaving one intellectually disabled man to do forced labour after which he was murdered (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Monkiewicz, Waldemar; Krętowski, Józef (1986). "Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na ludziach chorych i niepełnosprawnych". Białostocczyzna (in Polish). No. 1. Białystok: Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe. p. 28.