Pniewo, Podlaskie Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Pniewo.

Pniewo
Village
Memorial at the site of German massacres of around 400 Poles and Jews in Pniewo
Pniewo
Coordinates: 53°6′12″N 22°12′7″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Łomża
Gmina	Łomża
Population	750
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	BLM

Pniewo [ˈpɲɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łomża, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Łomża and 65 km (40 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok.

History

After the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, the village was occupied by the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1941, and then by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. In 1942–1943, the Germans massacred around 400 Poles and Jews in the Pniewo forest.^[2] There is a memorial at the site.

People born in Pniewo

• Teodor Szybiłło (1873-1937?), Polish politician and member of the Legislative Sejm (1919-1922).^[3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "Masowe zbrodnie hitlerowskie w Powiecie Łomżyńskim". Powiat Łomżyński (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. Ryńca, Mariusz (2014). "Teodor Szybiłło". Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Vol. 49. Polska Akademia Nauk & Polska Akademia Umiejętności. p. 515.