Rząśnik, Ostrów Mazowiecka County

Rząśnik
Village
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Ostrów Mazowiecka
Gmina Stary Lubotyń
Population 264

Rząśnik [ˈʐɔ̃ɕnik] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Lubotyń, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

The village has a population of 264.

History

During World War II, in summer 1941, about 2,600 Jews from nearby villages are murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[2]

References

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


Coordinates: 52°56′35″N 21°59′24″E / 52.94306°N 21.99000°E / 52.94306; 21.99000


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