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 | |
| Coordinates: 54°11′19″N 22°41′11″E / 54.18861°N 22.68639°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Suwałki |
| Gmina | Filipów |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BSU |
| Voivodeship road |  |
History
editDuring 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
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Monkiewicz, Waldemar; Krętowski, Józef (1986). "Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na ludziach chorych i niepełnosprawnych". Białostocczyzna (in Polish). No. 1. Białystok: Białostockie Towarzystwo Naukowe. p. 28.
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