Grądy | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Grądy | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′04″N 21°45′00″E / 52.83444°N 21.75000°E / 52.83444; 21.75000 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Ostrów |
| Gmina | Wąsewo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WOR |
| National roads |  |
Grądy [ˈɡrɔndɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąsewo, within Ostrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]
History
[edit]In 1827, Grądy had a population of 99.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, from July 1941, the German government 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
[edit]- ↑ "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).
- ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II (in Polish). Warsaw. 1881. p. 801.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - 1 2 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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