Zabłudów

Coordinates: 53°1′N 23°20′E / 53.017°N 23.333°E / 53.017; 23.333
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Zabłudów
Zabłudów at night
Zabłudów at night
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
16-060
Websitehttp://um-zabludow.pbip.pl

Zabłudów (

romanized: Zabludove) is a town in Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999 it was part of the Białystok Voivodeship (1975–1998)
.

History

Wooden Synagogue of Zabłudów in 1895

The town of Zabłudów was founded in 1553, it was also granted

town rights.[1] An annual fair and weekly market were established.[1] It was a private town which in the late 16th century passed successively to the families of Pac, Sapieha, Leszczyński, Sanguszko, and from 1598 until the beginning of the 19th century it was owned by the Radziwiłł family.[1] In the 17th century, there were guilds of tailors, shoemakers and potters; agriculture also developed.[1] Also in the 17th century, Protestants, including the Polish Brethren, as well as Jews, settled in the town. In 1654, King John II Casimir Vasa confirmed Zabłudów's town rights and granted the coat of arms. In 1659 during the Russian-Polish War it was destroyed by invading Russian forces.[2]

A destroyed part of Zabłudów during the occupation of Poland (1939–1945)

It was annexed by Prussia during the Third Partition of Poland in 1795. In 1800, the Prussian administration ordered the demolition of the local Catholic church, Germanisation attempts began, in 1803 a German school was founded.[1] In 1807 the town passed to the Russian Partition of Poland. Initially, Polish language was briefly restored to schools and offices, but soon Russification began.[1] The marching Russian troops during the Polish November Uprising in 1831 brought a cholera epidemic.[1] Later, similar to other cities in the region such as Białystok and Supraśl, the textile industry developed.[1]

The town was home to a thriving Jewish community for hundreds of years. It was once the location of the notable

University of Wisconsin in the course study.[3]

During

shelter some Jews, but in May, 1945, seven of the ten survivors were shot by an armed Polish gang.[5]

Points of interest

  • Saints Peter and Paul
    at the market square built in 1805-1840
  • Virgin Mary
    built between 1847–1855 at the main square
  • Chapel of Saint Roch, built in the 18th century
  • Classicist Church of Saints Peter and Paul
    Classicist Church of Saints Peter and Paul
  • Eastern Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary built between 1847-1855 at the main square
    Virgin Mary
    built between 1847-1855 at the main square
  • Chapel of Saint Roch
    Chapel of Saint Roch

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Historia". Gmina Zabłudów (in Polish). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ISBN 978-83-942048-6-0
    . Early history.
  3. University of Wisconsin
    at Milwaukee.
  4. ^ "The Deportation of the Zabludow Jews to Treblinka Death Camp." Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine 2003 Tilford Bartman, Jerusalem.
  5. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7
    .
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