Krasowo-Czestki
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Krasowo-Częstki k is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Piekuty
, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
, in north-eastern Poland.
During World War II
, on 17 July 1943, Nazi Germans murdered 257 Polish citizens of the village and burned down their properties.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Piekuty
Gmina Nowe Piekuty
Gmina Nowe Piekuty is a rural gmina in Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Nowe Piekuty, which lies approximately south-east of Wysokie Mazowieckie and south-west of the regional capital Białystok.The gmina covers an area of ,...
, within Wysokie Mazowieckie County
Wysokie Mazowieckie County
Wysokie Mazowieckie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wysokie...
, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and...
, in north-eastern Poland.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, on 17 July 1943, Nazi Germans murdered 257 Polish citizens of the village and burned down their properties.