Nowe Lewkowo

Coordinates: 52°52′45″N 23°43′05″E / 52.87917°N 23.71806°E / 52.87917; 23.71806
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Nowe Lewkowo
Village
Nowe Lewkowo is located in Poland
Nowe Lewkowo
Nowe Lewkowo
Coordinates: 52°52′45″N 23°43′05″E / 52.87917°N 23.71806°E / 52.87917; 23.71806
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyHajnówka
GminaNarewka
Population
 • Total300
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationBHA
Voivodeship roads

Nowe Lewkowo [ˈnɔvɛ lɛfˈkɔvɔ] 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, on the river Narewka.[1]

History[edit]

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.[2] Six men and six women were deported to forced labour in Germany.[2] The purpose of the expulsion was to hinder the activities of the resistance movement in the area.[2]

References[edit]

  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.