Drewnowo-Gołyń is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Boguty-Pianki __NOTOC__ Gmina Boguty-Pianki is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Boguty-Pianki, which lies approximately east of Ostrów Mazowiecka and ...

, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Boguty-Pianki, east of

Ostrów Mazowiecka Ostrów Mazowiecka is a town in eastern Poland with 23,486 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Ostrołęka Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Ostrów Mazowiecka County. History Ostr ...

, and north-east of

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

History

Drewnowo-Gołyń along with

Drewnowo-Dmoszki Drewnowo-Dmoszki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boguty-Pianki, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Boguty-Pianki, east of Ostrów Mazowiecka, and ...

Drewnowo-Konarze Drewnowo-Konarze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boguty-Pianki, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. History Drewnowo-Konarze along with Drewnowo-Gołyń, Drewnowo-Dmoszki, Drewno ...

Drewnowo-Lipskie Drewnowo-Lipskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boguty-Pianki, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. History Drewnowo-Lipskie along with Drewnowo-Gołyń, Drewnowo-Dmoszki, Drewn ...

and

Drewnowo-Ziemaki Drewnowo-Ziemaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Boguty-Pianki, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. History Drewnowo-Ziemaki along with Drewnowo-Gołyń, Drewnowo-Dmoszki, Drewn ...

was a part of the ''

okolica szlachecka In Poland and Lithuania okolica szlachecka or akalica (in Lithuanian) is a kind of estate village (''neighbourhood of the nobility''), or a complex of several villages of the same first part of the name and different second part. In the past, it was ...

'' of Drewnowo. 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 World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

), on 11 September 1943, the German gendarmerie committed a massacre of nine Poles, accused of sheltering partisans (see also ''

Nazi crimes against the Polish nation Crimes against the Polish nation committed by Nazi Germany and Axis collaborationist forces during the invasion of Poland, along with auxiliary battalions during the subsequent occupation of Poland in World War II, consisted of the murder of ...

'').

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Villages in Ostrów Mazowiecka County Sites of Nazi war crimes in Poland Sites of World War II massacres of Poles {{OstrówMazowiecka-geo-stub