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'''Berżniki''' {{IPAc-pl|b|e|r|ż|'|n|i|k|i}} is a [[village]] in the administrative district of [[Gmina Sejny]], within [[Sejny County]], [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]], in north-eastern [[Poland]], close to the border with [[Lithuania]].<ref name="TERYT">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa|title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)|date=2008-06-01|language=Polish}}</ref> It lies approximately {{convert|7|km|mi|0}} south-east of [[Sejny]] and {{convert|109|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of the regional capital [[Białystok]]. |
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During the [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|German occupation]] ([[World War II]]), the Germans arrested the local Polish parish priest Józef Śledziński in April 1940 and then imprisoned him in [[Suwałki]] and the [[Soldau concentration camp|Soldau]] and [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp|Sachsenhausen]] concentration camps.<ref name=wg>{{cite journal|last=Guzewicz|first=Wojciech|year=2008|title=Eksterminacja duchowieństwa katolickiego na Suwalszczyźnie w okresie okupacji niemieckiej|journal=Studia Ełckie|language=Polish|issue=10|page=148}}</ref> He died after being beaten by the Germans in Sachsenhausen in August 1940 (see ''[[Nazi crimes against the Polish nation]]'').<ref name=wg/> Works of art and [[vital record]]s were [[World War II looting of Poland|looted]] by the Germans from the local church and taken to [[Kaliningrad|Königsberg]].<ref>Guzewicz, p. 158-159</ref> |
During the [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|German occupation]] ([[World War II]]), the Germans arrested the local Polish parish priest Józef Śledziński in April 1940 and then imprisoned him in [[Suwałki]] and the [[Soldau concentration camp|Soldau]] and [[Sachsenhausen concentration camp|Sachsenhausen]] concentration camps.<ref name=wg>{{cite journal|last=Guzewicz|first=Wojciech|year=2008|title=Eksterminacja duchowieństwa katolickiego na Suwalszczyźnie w okresie okupacji niemieckiej|journal=Studia Ełckie|language=Polish|issue=10|page=148}}</ref> He died after being beaten by the Germans in Sachsenhausen in August 1940 (see ''[[Nazi crimes against the Polish nation]]'').<ref name=wg/> Works of art and [[vital record]]s were [[World War II looting of Poland|looted]] by the Germans from the local church and taken to [[Kaliningrad|Königsberg]].<ref>Guzewicz, p. 158-159</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:39, 29 September 2023
Berżniki | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Assumption in Berżniki | |
  Berżniki | |
| Coordinates: 54°5′N 23°27′E / 54.083°N 23.450°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sejny |
| Gmina | Sejny |
| Population | 320 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BSE |
Berżniki [bɛrʐˈniki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sejny, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Sejny and 109 km (68 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.
History
Berżniki was granted town rights by Queen of Poland Bona Sforza in 1551. It lost its town rights after 1810. In 1827 it had a population of 464, and in the late 19th century it was inhabited by 729 people.[2]
During the German occupation (World War II), the Germans arrested the local Polish parish priest Józef Śledziński in April 1940 and then imprisoned him in Suwałki and the Soldau and Sachsenhausen concentration camps.[3] He died after being beaten by the Germans in Sachsenhausen in August 1940 (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3] Works of art and vital records were looted by the Germans from the local church and taken to Königsberg.[4]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 156.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Guzewicz, Wojciech (2008). "Eksterminacja duchowieństwa katolickiego na Suwalszczyźnie w okresie okupacji niemieckiej". Studia Ełckie (in Polish) (10): 148.
- ^ Guzewicz, p. 158-159
