Dubno, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Dubno
Village
Holy Myrrhbearers chapel in Dubno
Dubno
Coordinates: 52°38′N 23°7′E / 52.633°N 23.117°E / 52.633; 23.117
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
GminaBoćki
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Dubno [ˈdubnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boćki, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]

History

In early 17th century, voivode Mikołaj Sapieha erected a mansion in Dubno with four steeples, utterly destroyed during the Swedish Deluge. In late 18th century, the Potocki family built there one of the first sugar refinery plants in Poland.[2]

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 317 people, among whom 12 were Roman Catholic, 292 Orthodox, 9 Jewish and 4 different. At the same time, 10 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 298 Belarusian and 9 Jewish. There were 31 residential buildings in the village.[3]

Three Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[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. ^ Karwowska H., Andrzejewski A. Rezydencja Sapiehów w Dubnie, vol. II, Muzeum Podlaskie w Białymstoku, Instytut Archeologii UŁ, Białystok 2007, ISBN 978-83-87026-83-7.  (in Polish)
  3. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, s. 19.
  4. ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 229. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)