According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 341 people, among whom 15 were Roman Catholic, 322 Orthodox, and 4 Jewish. At the same time, 196 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 145 Belarusian. There were 71 residential buildings in the village.[2]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, and then by Germany until 1944. On July 16, 1942, on the order of regional SS and Police LeaderWerner Fromm, the German gendarmerie, SS and Wehrmachtpacified the village, murdering 142 people.[3] The Germans burned down houses, farm buildings and the church, and destroyed access roads to erase traces of the village's existence.[3]
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^"Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^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. 30.
^ abMarkiewicz, Marcin (2003). "Represje hitlerowskie wobec wsi białostockiej". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 12–1 (35–36). IPN. p. 67. ISSN 1641-9561.
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rajsk, village, administrative, district, gmina, bielsk, podlaski, within, bielsk, county, podlaskie, voivodeship, north, eastern, poland, lies, approximately, kilometres, north, bielsk, podlaski, south, regional, capital, białystok, villagecoordinates, 150cou. Rajsk rai sk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bielsk Podlaski within Bielsk County Podlaskie Voivodeship in north eastern Poland 1 It lies approximately 10 kilometres 6 mi north of Bielsk Podlaski and 30 km 19 mi south of the regional capital Bialystok RajskVillageRajskCoordinates 52 51 N 23 9 E 52 850 N 23 150 E 52 850 23 150Country PolandVoivodeshipPodlaskieCountyBielskGminaBielsk PodlaskiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Vehicle registrationBBIHistory edit nbsp Mass grave of the victims of the German massacreAccording to the 1921 census the village was inhabited by 341 people among whom 15 were Roman Catholic 322 Orthodox and 4 Jewish At the same time 196 inhabitants declared Polish nationality 145 Belarusian There were 71 residential buildings in the village 2 Following the joint German Soviet invasion of Poland which started World War II in September 1939 the village was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941 and then by Germany until 1944 On July 16 1942 on the order of regional SS and Police Leader Werner Fromm the German gendarmerie SS and Wehrmacht pacified the village murdering 142 people 3 The Germans burned down houses farm buildings and the church and destroyed access roads to erase traces of the village s existence 3 References edit Central Statistical Office GUS TERYT National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal in Polish 2008 06 01 Skorowidz miejscowosci Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej opracowany na podstawie wynikow pierwszego powszechnego spisu ludnosci z dn 30 wrzesnia 1921 r i innych zrodel urzedowych t T 5 wojewodztwo bialostockie 1924 s 30 a b Markiewicz Marcin 2003 Represje hitlerowskie wobec wsi bialostockiej Biuletyn Instytutu Pamieci Narodowej in Polish No 12 1 35 36 IPN p 67 ISSN 1641 9561 nbsp This Bielsk County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rajsk amp oldid 1199716456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
