Siennica, Minsk County
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Siennica ś is a village
in Mińsk County
, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Siennica
. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Mińsk Mazowiecki
and 45 km (28 mi) east of Warsaw
.
The village has a population of 2,600.
On September 13, 1939, Nazi German troops entered Siennica and burned it down. Following Operation Barbarossa
they deported about 700 Jewish residents of town to extermination camps. The Red Army arrived on July 30, 1944, and in the course of action burned down the monastery church.
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 Mińsk County
Minsk County
Mińsk County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mińsk Mazowiecki, which lies ...
, Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
(administrative district) called Gmina Siennica
Gmina Siennica
Gmina Siennica is a rural gmina in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Siennica, which lies approximately 10 kilometres south-east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and 44 km south-east of Warsaw.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Mińsk Mazowiecki
Minsk Mazowiecki
Mińsk Mazowiecki is a town in central Poland with 38 181 inhabitants . It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously in Siedlce Voivodeship...
and 45 km (28 mi) east of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
.
The village has a population of 2,600.
Historical overview
The village was first mentioned in early 15th century as Szenic. In 1526 Princess Anna founded the town of Janów at the site of Siennica. Two years later, a Catholic parish was established there. Notably, in 1564 the town returned to its old name according to census. In 1577 a new church was built with larch bales in place of an old one. A second church was constructed in 1693–1698, augmented by the construction of a monastery and church of Blessed Virgin Mary in 1749–1760. In 1864 the Russian imperial authorities liquidated the monastery (for more details see: Anti-Polish sentiment); nevertheless, two years later a theological college was founded there by the Catholics. In 1869 Siennica lost its civic rights by a Tsarist decree.On September 13, 1939, Nazi German troops entered Siennica and burned it down. Following Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a front., the largest invasion in the history of warfare...
they deported about 700 Jewish residents of town to extermination camps. The Red Army arrived on July 30, 1944, and in the course of action burned down the monastery church.