Tonkiele

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Tonkiele
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Tonkiele
Coordinates: 52°25′N22°34′E / 52.417°N 22.567°E / 52.417; 22.567
Country Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Siemiatycze
Gmina Drohiczyn
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration BSI

Tonkiele [tɔŋˈkʲɛlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drohiczyn, within Siemiatycze County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. [1]

History

According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 192, 96.4% Polish by nationality. [2]

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, it was the site of large massacres of at least 5,000 Soviet prisoners of war of the Stalag 316 POW camp, including Jews and Communists, perpetrated by the Germans from September to December 1941. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ↑ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 24.
  3. ↑ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 306. ISBN   978-0-253-06089-1.


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