Stare Masiewo [ˈstarɛ maˈɕɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Narewka, 25 km (16 mi) east of Hajnówka, and 60 km (37 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

Stare Masiewo
Village
Stare Masiewo is located in Poland
Stare Masiewo
Stare Masiewo
Coordinates: 52°49′N 23°54′E / 52.817°N 23.900°E / 52.817; 23.900
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyHajnówka
GminaNarewka
Population
150
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBHA

History

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Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, and then by Germany until 1944. In July 1941, the German Police Battalion 322 expelled the entire population, and then plundered and destroyed the village.[2] In 1942, two former inhabitants were publicly hanged by the Germans in Białowieża, and one woman was deported to the Stutthof concentration camp and murdered there.[2] The purpose of the expulsion was to hinder the activities of the resistance movement in the area.[2] After the war some people returned, and the village was rebuilt.

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 c "Pacyfikacja wsi". Siemianowka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 December 2022.