Rubcowo

Rubcowo [rupˈt͡sɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Płaska, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus.[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Płaska, 32 km (20 mi) east of Augustów, and 80 km (50 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

Rubcowo
Village
Rubcowo is located in Poland
Rubcowo
Rubcowo
Coordinates: 53°48′41″N 23°26′54″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPodlaskie
CountyAugustów
GminaPłaska
Population
120
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on 24 November 1939, four Polish foresters from Rubcowo were murdered by the Germans in the prison in Suwałki as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Maria Wardzyńska (2009) Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warsaw, p. 234 (in Polish)


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