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Bogusze, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°41′7″N 22°27′15″E / 53.68528°N 22.45417°E / 53.68528; 22.45417
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Bogusze
Village
Bogusze is located in Poland
Bogusze
Bogusze
Coordinates: 53°41′7″N 22°27′15″E / 53.68528°N 22.45417°E / 53.68528; 22.45417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyEłk
GminaProstki
Population
 • Total
336
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
19-335[1]
Area code+48 87
Vehicle registrationNEL
National roads

Bogusze [bɔˈɡuʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[2] It situated on the Ełk River, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Prostki, 17 km (11 mi) south of Ełk, and 130 km (81 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

History

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The village was established in 1438.[3]

According to the 1921 census, the village with the adjacent manor farm had a population of 466, 98.5% Polish and 1.3% Jewish.[4]

During the German occupation of Poland during World War II there was a German-operated prisoner-of-war camp in Bogusze.[3] Polish civilians were also imprisoned in the camp.[3] Many Russian and Italian soldiers as well as Polish civilians died of hunger or cold or were murdered in the camp.[3] Many Italians were eventually relocated to other places, including forced labour camps and POW camps in Saxony, Łabędy, Schleswig, Hamburg, Luckenwalde, Zambrów.[5] In 1959 a monument dedicated to the victims of German crimes was unveiled at the site.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e Henryk Modzelewski. "Historyczne kalendarium Grajewa". Grajewo - oficjalny serwis miejski (in Polish). Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. V. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 90.
  5. ^ Marcinkiewicz, Stefan Michał (2024). "Stalag I B Kommando Prostken (I B/PR). Włoscy żołnierze w obozie jenieckim w Boguszach/Prostkach (1943–1945)". Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy (in Polish). Vol. 25, no. 3. pp. 148–151.