Grądy, Gmina Wąsewo

For other places with the same name, see Grądy.
Grądy
Village
Grądy is located in Poland
Grądy
Grądy
Coordinates: 52°50′04″N 21°45′00″E / 52.83444°N 21.75000°E / 52.83444; 21.75000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyOstrów Mazowiecka
GminaWąsewo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWOR
National roads

Grądy [ˈɡrɔndɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąsewo, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

History

In 1827, Grądy had a population of 99.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, from July 1941, the Germans operated the Stalag 324 prisoner-of-war camp for Soviet POWs in the village.[3] In January 1942, it was relocated to Łosośna (present-day district of Grodno).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warsaw. 1881. p. 801.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 314–315. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.


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