Białuty, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Białuty | |
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Village | |
Białuty | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′N 20°23′E / 53.200°N 20.383°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Działdowo |
| Gmina | Iłowo-Osada |
| Population | 600 |
Białuty [bjaˈwutɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowo-Osada, within Działdowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Iłowo-Osada, 14 km (9 mi) east of Działdowo, and 66 km (41 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn.
The village structure of Bialutten was shaped by the manor estate (Rittergut) and its outlying farms, Eichberg (Polish: Dębini) and Prusken (Polish: Pruski). Postcards from the period before World War II depict, alongside the manor house ("Schloss"), both the Protestant and Catholic churches as well as the "Gasthaus Aug. Sawetzki". Today, the manor estate, the Protestant church, and the hereditary burial site of the Oehlrich estate-owning family are in ruins.
In July 2022, two mass graves were found in the nearby Białuty Forest. The graves contained ca. 17 tonnes of human ashes, estimated to originate from at least 8000 inmates of the Soldau concentration camp (1940–1944).[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ "Ashes of at least 8,000 people murdered by Nazis found in Bialuty Forest north of Poland's capital Warsaw". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.