Nawra, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
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  Nawra | |
| Coordinates: 53°27′N 19°34′E / 53.450°N 19.567°E / 53.450; 19.567 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Nowe Miasto |
| Gmina | Bratian |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NNM |
Nawra [ˈnavra] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bratian, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1]
According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 421, 99.8% Polish.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ "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).
- ↑ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. XI. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 36.
- ↑ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 177.
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