Nawra, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
53°27′N 19°34′E / 53.450°N 19.567°E / 53.450; 19.567Country PolandVoivodeshipWarmian-MasurianCountyNowe MiastoGminaNowe Miasto LubawskieTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationNNM

Nawra [ˈnavra] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Mszanowo (the gmina seat), 4 km (2 mi) north of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 72 km (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local forest was the site of a massacre of over 150 Poles from the nearby town of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and other nearby villages, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 177.
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