Kramkowo Explained

Kramkowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Podlaskie
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Łomża
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wizna
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.2°N 43°W

Kramkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wizna, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) west of Wizna, 190NaN0 east of Łomża, and 560NaN0 west of the regional capital Białystok.

History

Formerly a royal village, the village was located in the second half of the 16th century in the Wiska district of the Wiska land of Mazovia province.[2]

According to the 1921 Population Census, the village was inhabited by 237 people, 236 were Roman Catholic and 1 was Orthodox. At the same time, 236 residents declared Polish nationality and 1 other. There were 32 residential buildings. The village belonged to the Roman Catholic parish in Vistula. It was subordinate to the Grodzki and District Court in Lomza; the relevant post office was located in Vidznia.[3]

As a result of the USSR's invasion of Poland in September 1939, the town came under Soviet occupation. From June 1941 it was under German occupation. From July 22, 1941, until liberation it was included in the Bialystok District of the Third Reich.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Corona Regni Poloniae. Mapa w skali 1:250 000, Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Pracownia Geoinformacji Historycznej Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego
  3. Web site: 1933 . Przemyśl, Warszawa . 792 . Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z oznaczeniem terytorjalnie im właściwych władz i urzędów oraz urządzeń komunikacyjnych.
  4. Web site: 2020-04-16 . Bezirk Bialystok . www.territorial.de.