Suchożebry [suxɔˈʐɛbrɨ] is a village in Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Suchożebry.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Siedlce and 86 km (53 mi) east of Warsaw.
Suchożebry | |
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Village | |
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  Suchożebry | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′N 22°15′E / 52.267°N 22.250°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Siedlce |
| Gmina | Suchożebry |
| Population | |
• Total | 586 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WSI |
History
editIn 1827, it had a population of 155.[2] During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans operated a section of the Stalag 366 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs near the village.[3]
References
edit- ^ "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 XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 543.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
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