Blizna (river)
Blizna may refer to: * Blizna V-2 missile launch site, a World War II Nazi location * Blizna, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, a village in southeastern Poland * Blizna, Podlaskie Voivodeship, a village in northeastern Poland * ''Blizna'' (film), a 1976 Polish film named ''The Scar'' in English * Blizna (river), a tributary to Rospuda * Blizna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a village near Rudo * Blizna Donja, a village near Marina, Croatia * Blizna Gornja, a village near Marina, Croatia * , a village in Podgorica Municipality Podgorica Capital City (Serbo-Croatian: Glavni grad Podgorica / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. Podgorica municipality covers 10.4 ...

Blizna V-2 Missile Launch Site
The Blizna V-2 missile launch site was the site of a World War II German V-2 missile firing range.The modern museum is built on the exact site of the former V-2 launch site. PhaseII building of the museum was completed in 2011. Today there is a small museum located in the ''Park Historyczny Blizna'' (Historical Park) in Blizna, Poland. After the RAF strategic bombing of the V-2 rocket launch site in Peenemünde, Germany, in August 1943, some of the test and launch facilities were relocated to Blizna in November 1943. Middlebrook 1982, p.222. The first of 139 V-2 launches was carried out from the Blizna launch site on 5 November 1943. History After the air raid on Peenemünde on 17 August 1943, German strategic command decided to divide the work on the V-2 rocket among three independently operating centres. Assembly plants were transferred to underground factories that had been built in a massive hollow cave complex in the Harz mountains in Germany. Wnuk 2012, p.26–29 (B ...
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Blizna, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Blizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrów, within Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Ostrów, Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Ostrów, north of Ropczyce, and north-west of the regional capital Rzeszów. History World War II From 5 November 1943 to early July 1944 there was an Schutzstaffel, SS V-2 missile launch site, Blizna, military base near Blizna, from which 139 V-2 rocket, A4 (also known as V-2) rockets were launched for experimental purposes and for training.#Anatoly69, Zak, Anatoly: RussianSpaceWeb.Com: 2009#Jena69, Jena1806.Com: 2009 After the Strategic bombing, air raid on Peenemünde on 17 August 1943 it was decided that the training and testing should be done in southeast Poland outside of the range of the Allies of World War II, Allied bombers. However test launches also continued at Peenemuende until 21 February 1945. Because the rockets launched from Blizna - ...
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Blizna, Podlaskie Voivodeship
Blizna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowinka, within Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Nowinka, north-east of Augustów, and north of the regional capital Białystok. Blizna settlement is located at the edge of a forest complex along the small Blizna road with a train stop nearby; a short train-ride north-east from Augustów Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Augustów has an area of , and as of June 2022 it has a popul .... The distance to the nearest, smaller lake called Długie Augustowskie is , south. References ;Notes Villages in Augustów County {{Augustów-geo-stub ...
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Blizna (film)
''The Scar'' () is a 1976 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Franciszek Pieczka. Filmed on location in Olechów, Poland, the film is about a man put in charge of the construction of a large chemical factory in his home town in the face of strong opposition from the townspeople who are concerned with their short-term needs. The film received the Polish Film Festival Special Jury Prize (Krzysztof Kieslowski) and Best Actor Award (Franciszek Pieczka) in 1976. ''The Scar'' was Krzysztof Kieślowski's second feature film, but the first to be released directly into theaters. Plot After discussions and dishonest negotiations, a decision is made as to where a large new chemical factory is to be built. Stefan Bednarz (Franciszek Pieczka), an honest Party man, is put in charge of the construction. Bednarz used to live in the small town where the factory is to be built, and his wife used to be a Party activist there. Although he has unpleasant memories of th ...
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Blizna (river)
Blizna may refer to: * Blizna V-2 missile launch site, a World War II Nazi location * Blizna, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, a village in southeastern Poland * Blizna, Podlaskie Voivodeship, a village in northeastern Poland * ''Blizna'' (film), a 1976 Polish film named ''The Scar'' in English * Blizna (river), a tributary to Rospuda * Blizna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a village near Rudo * Blizna Donja, a village near Marina, Croatia * Blizna Gornja, a village near Marina, Croatia * , a village in Podgorica Municipality Podgorica Capital City (Serbo-Croatian: Glavni grad Podgorica / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. Podgorica municipality covers 10.4 ...

Rospuda
The Rospuda () is a small river in north-eastern Poland. It flows through the Suwałki Region of Poland, including the north-western part of the large '' Augustów Primeval Forest'' wilderness area. Its continuation, the Netta, is a tributary of the Biebrza. Around 2006 the river was threatened by planned construction of the Augustów bypass expressway, which was to cut across the protected wilderness area in the valley. After an intense campaign of protests in Poland and abroad and also counter-protests of the local community, the plans have been changed, and now the highway has been rerouted to completely avoid the wilderness area. Geography Its usually quoted source is a combination of several streams, which rise on slopes of hills (Przejmowa Góra – 213.4m, Jastrzębia Góra – 230.8m, Słupowa Góra – 247.9 m, Lisia Góra – 259.5 m) southward of an old forest, Puszcza Romincka located southeast of Gołdap. The river proper rises from a lake called Jezioro Czarne ...
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Rudo
Rudo ( sr-cyrl, Рудо) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 7,963 inhabitants, while the town of Rudo has a population of 1,949 inhabitants. It is famous throughout former Yugoslav republics as the birthplace of the 1st Proletarian Brigade formed by Yugoslav Partisans. History The town of Rudo was established in 1555 by Sokollu Mustafa Pasha, a close relative of Ottoman Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha. A stone mosque, bridge over the Lim, ''hamam'', inn, '' mekteb'' (school), '' tekke'', some shops and houses were built. It was mentioned by Evliya Çelebi (1611–1682). It was flooded in 1896, and then expanded into an urban settlement. Following the collapse of the Republic of Užice and the time spent in the village of Drenova leader of Yugoslav Partisans arrived to Rudo on 21 December 1941. The 1st Proletarian Brigade of the Yugoslav Partisans was established in Rudo on 22 December 1941. A monument d ...
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Blizna Gornja
Blizna may refer to: * Blizna V-2 missile launch site, a World War II Nazi location * Blizna, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, a village in southeastern Poland * Blizna, Podlaskie Voivodeship, a village in northeastern Poland * ''Blizna'' (film), a 1976 Polish film named ''The Scar'' in English * Blizna (river), a tributary to Rospuda * Blizna, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a village near Rudo * Blizna Donja, a village near Marina, Croatia * Blizna Gornja, a village near Marina, Croatia * , a village in Podgorica Municipality Podgorica Capital City (Serbo-Croatian: Glavni grad Podgorica / Главни град Подгорица) is one of the territorial subdivisions of Montenegro. The seat of municipality is the city of Podgorica. Podgorica municipality covers 10.4 ...

Marina, Croatia
Marina is a village and a municipality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. Population In the 2011 census, it had a total municipality population of 4,595, in the following settlements. * Blizna Donja, population 258 * Blizna Gornja, population 93 * Dograde, population 194 * Gustirna, population 349 * Marina, population 1,117 * Mitlo, population 75 * Najevi, population 42 * Poljica, population 681 * Pozorac, population 137 * Rastovac, population 89 * Sevid, population 267 * Svinca, population 112 * Vinišće, population 774 * Vinovac, population 75 * Vrsine, population 332 In the 2011 census, 97.6% of the population were Croats. Geography It is the most western municipality in Split-Dalmatia County and is bordering Šibenik-Knin County. Marina is located on the Adriatic Highway ( D8). It is a tourist village with a pebble beach shaded by olive and pine trees. Tourism Tourist also enjoy the atmosphere of ancient Dalmatian wine cellars, fresh fish and quality lo ...
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