Knyszewicze
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Country
Poland
Postal code
16-113[1]
Knyszewicze | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′N 23°40′E / 53.333°N 23.667°E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Sokółka |
| Gmina | Szudziałowo |
| Postal code | 16-113[1] |
| Vehicle registration | BSK |
Knyszewicze [knɨʂɛˈvit͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szudziałowo, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[2]
Five Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[3]