Naumovichi ( be, Навумавічы, ''Navumavičy'', pl, Naumowicze, russian: Наумовичи) is a village located a few kilometers North of

Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

. It has 266 inhabitants.

History

It was a royal village of the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ...

prior to the Partitions of Poland. It was again part of Poland in the interwar period, after the country regained independence in 1918. During the

German occupation of Poland German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

(World War II), approximately 3,000 people including Jews were killed in this location by the Nazis. On July 13, 1943, the Germans murdered 50 Poles from the nearby town

Lipsk :''Lipsk is also the old Slavonic form of the name of Leipzig in Germany.'' Lipsk , (also pl, Lipsk nad Biebrzą; lt, Liepinė; yi, ליפּסק נאַד בּיבּג'ו) is a town in Augustów County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,5 ...

at the site.Władysław Czarnecki, ''Historia ziemi lipskiej'', p. 13 (in Polish) Among those killed was Marianna Biernacka, one of the

108 Martyrs of World War II The 108 Martyrs of World War II, known also as the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs ( pl, 108 błogosławionych męczenników), were Roman Catholics from Poland killed during World War II by Nazi Germany. Their liturgical feast day is 12 June. The 108 ...

References

Grodno Governorate Populated places in Grodno Region Holocaust locations in Belarus {{belarus-geo-stub