Łopuchowo, Białystok County

Łopuchowo
Village
Łopuchowo
Coordinates: 53°11′N 22°40′E / 53.183°N 22.667°E / 53.183; 22.667
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Podlaskie
County Białystok County
Gmina Tykocin

Łopuchowo [wɔpuˈxɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tykocin, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Tykocin and 35 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Białystok. The site at which Tykocin's Jews were murdered and buried sits in the village's outskirts. Today, a memorial stands at the location. [2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ (in Polish) "Rocznica zagłady żydowskiego Tykocina," (commemoration) Gazeta Wyborcza Białystok, 24 August 2009
  3. ↑ Tykocin na mapie polskich judaików, at www.kirkuty.xip.pl


Coordinates: 53°11′00″N 22°40′00″E / 53.1833°N 22.6667°E / 53.1833; 22.6667


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