Gruszki, Hajnówka County

For other places with the same name, see Gruszki.

Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Gruszki

Village

Forestry in Gruszki

Gruszki

Coordinates: 52°49′40″N 23°47′58″E﻿ / ﻿52.82778°N 23.79944°E﻿ / 52.82778; 23.79944
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Podlaskie
County| Hajnówka
Gmina| Narewka
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

Gruszki [ˈɡruʂki] is a settlement, part of the village of Guszczewina,[1] in the administrative district of Gmina Narewka, within Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[2] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) east of Narewka, 19 km (12 mi) north-east of Hajnówka, and 54 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Białystok.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the German Police Battalion 322 expelled the inhabitants, and then plundered and destroyed the settlement (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3] After the war the village was rebuilt.

In Gruszki there is a memorial to Danuta Siedzikówna, member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II and the anti-communist resistance movement, national heroine of Poland.[4] There is also a monument commemorating the Millennium of Poland.

## References

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1. ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U., 2013, No. 200
2. ^ "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).
3. ^ "Pacyfikacja wsi". Siemianowka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2020.
4. ^ "W Gruszkach na Podlasiu odsłonięto pomnik Danuty Siedzikówny "Inki"". dzieje.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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Gmina Narewka

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