Fiszewo
Village
Monument to Polish insurgents massacred by the Prussians in 1832
Monument to Polish insurgents massacred by the Prussians in 1832
Fiszewo is located in Poland
Fiszewo
Fiszewo
Coordinates: 54°4′10″N 19°14′26″E / 54.06944°N 19.24056°E / 54.06944; 19.24056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyElbląg
GminaGronowo Elbląskie
Population
270
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNEB

Fiszewo [fiˈʂɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gronowo Elbląskie, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Gronowo Elbląskie, 12 km (7 mi) west of Elbląg, and 89 km (55 mi) west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

It was the site of a massacre of Polish insurgents of the November Uprising committed by the Prussians on 27 January 1832.[2] Prussian troops opened fire on the Polish insurgents, killing eight and wounding twelve, another four of whom eventually died of wounds.[2] There is a monument to the victims of the massacre in Fiszewo, and an annual rally is held to commemorate them.[3]

Transport

The National road 22 bypasses Fiszewo in the west.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 Zawadzki, Wojciech (2011). "Zgony powstańców listopadowych na Żuławach i Powiślu 1831–1832". Studia Elbląskie (in Polish) (XII): 27.
  3. ↑ "Wokół ośmiu lip". Gość Elbląski (in Polish). Retrieved 21 January 2023.


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