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Nawra, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Nawra [ˈnavra] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Mszanowo (the gmina seat), 4 km (2 mi) north of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 72 km (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

History

According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 421, 99.8% Polish.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local forest was the site of a massacre of over 150 Poles from the nearby town of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and other nearby villages, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. XI. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 36.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 177.