Domanowo, Podlaskie Voivodeship

Domanowo
Village
Church of Virgin Mary, Mother of the Holy Saviour
Domanowo
Coordinates: 52°47′N 22°45′E / 52.783°N 22.750°E / 52.783; 22.750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyBielsk
GminaBrańsk
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Domanowo [dɔmaˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brańsk, within Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.[1]

History

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 453 people, among whom 444 were Roman Catholic, 6 were Jewish, and 3 were Orthodox. At the same time, 444 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 6 declared Jewish nationality and 3 declared Belarusian nationality. There were 70 residential buildings in the village.[2]

Four Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[3]

References

  1. ^ "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).
  2. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej: opracowany na podstawie wyników pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludności z dn. 30 września 1921 r. i innych źródeł urzędowych., t. T. 5, województwo białostockie, 1924, p. 19.
  3. ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 229. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)