Wąsewo, Masovian Voivodeship

Wąsewo
Village
Coat of arms of Wąsewo
Coat of arms
Wąsewo is located in Poland
Wąsewo
Wąsewo
Coordinates: 52°53′N 21°40′E / 52.883°N 21.667°E / 52.883; 21.667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyOstrów Mazowiecka
GminaWąsewo
Population
780
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWOR
Websitehttp://www.wasewo.pl

Wąsewo [vɔ̃ˈsɛvɔ] is a village in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wąsewo.[1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Ostrów Mazowiecka and 87 km (54 mi) north-east of Warsaw.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), various Polish underground resistance organizations were formed in the area by late 1939. The organizations were soon unified into a district of the Home Army under the cryptonym "Opocznik" ("wheatear") by Major Eugeniusz Mieszkowski nom de guerre Ostry.[2] It covered the former Ostrów County, and was divided into five centers, one of which was located in Wąsewo.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Księga pamięci żołnierzy Armii Krajowej Obwodu Ostrów Maz. 1939-1944 (in Polish). Warsaw. 2007. p. 10.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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