Becejły
Becejły | |
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Village | |
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  Becejły | |
| Coordinates: 54°17′N 23°3′E / 54.283°N 23.050°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Suwałki |
| Gmina | Szypliszki |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Becejły ([bɛˈt͡sɛi̯wɨ]; Lithuanian: Beceilai[1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szypliszki, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Lithuania.[2]
History
Three Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[3]
References
- ^ VLKK 2002.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 226. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.
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Sources
- VLKK (2002). "Atvirkštinis lietuvių kalboje vartojamų tradicinių Lenkijos vietovardžių formų sąrašas" (PDF). VLKK (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2023-09-30.