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Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Zubole
Village
Zubole is located in PolandZuboleZubole
Coordinates: 53°21′N 22°40′E / 53.350°N 22.667°E / 53.350; 22.667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyMońki
GminaTrzcianne

Zubole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzcianne, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Trzcianne, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Mońki, and 43 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Białystok.

History

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 450 people, among whom 428 were Roman Catholic, 1 Orthodox, and 21 Mosaic. At the same time, 436 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 14 Jewish. There were 81 residential buildings in the village.

During World War II, mass executions of Jews are perpetrated by Germans in Zubole. The Jews were kept in the gravel pit and then in a barn for almost a week before the series of shootings took place. From June 28 until July 1, 1941, approximately 600 Jews from the nearbyshtetl of Trzcianne are murdered.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  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, s. 17.
  3. "YAHAD - IN UNUM". yahadmap.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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