Szczecinki

Szczecinki
Village
Szczecinki is located in Poland
Szczecinki
Szczecinki
Coordinates: 54°4′39″N 22°35′16″E / 54.07750°N 22.58778°E / 54.07750; 22.58778
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyOlecko
GminaOlecko
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNOE

Szczecinki [ʂt͡ʂɛˈt͡ɕinki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Olecko and 141 km (88 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in Masuria.

Two Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 304. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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