Wąsosz, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°31′19″N 22°19′13″E / 53.52194°N 22.32028°E / 53.52194; 22.32028
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For other places with the same name, see Wąsosz.
Wąsosz
Village
Country
 Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyGrajewo
GminaWąsosz
Population
1,600

Wąsosz [ˈvɔ̃sɔʂ] is a village in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wąsosz. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Grajewo and 73 km (45 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.

Wąsosz received

Carmelite monastery was established in Wąsosz as far back as 1605, but was closed in 1864 by the authorities in reprisal for help offered by monks to victims of the January Uprising. They were sent to Katorga chained by the neck.[2]

On the night between 4 and 5 July 1941, during the Nazi invasion into Eastern Poland and the USSR, a small group of people murdered several dozens of the Jewish inhabitants of Wąsosz, in what is called the Wąsosz pogrom.[3]

One of the most impressive points of interest in Wąsosz is its late Gothic church from 1508, with three altars adorned with religious paintings. It is at the Old Market Square.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Wąsosz - Zamierzchłe czasy. Internet Archive (in Polish)
  3. doi:10.1080/17504902.2013.11087369
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