Łopuchowo, Białystok County

Łopuchowo
Village
Łopuchowo
Coordinates: 53°11′N 22°40′E / 53.183°N 22.667°E / 53.183; 22.667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBiałystok
GminaTykocin
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code+48 85
Vehicle registrationBIA

Łopuchowo [wɔpuˈxɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1]

The site at which Tykocin's Jews were murdered and buried by the Germans on August 25, 1941 during the occupation of Poland sits in the village's outskirts.[2] Today, a memorial stands at the location.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ "Yahad - in Unum".
  3. ^ (in Polish) "Rocznica zagłady żydowskiego Tykocina," (commemoration) Gazeta Wyborcza Białystok, 24 August 2009
  4. ^ Tykocin na mapie polskich judaików, at www.kirkuty.xip.pl