Fiszewo 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 Gronowo Elbląskie __NOTOC__ Gmina Gronowo Elbląskie is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gronowo Elbląskie, which lies approximately west of Elbląg and north-w ...

, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately west of

Gronowo Elbląskie Gronowo Elbląskie (german: Gronau) is a village in Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship or Warmia-Masuria Province or Warmia-Mazury Province (in pl, Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie, is a voivodeship (pr ...

, west of

Elbląg Elbląg (; german: Elbing, Old Prussian: ''Elbings'') is a city in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, located in the eastern edge of the Żuławy region with 117,390 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It is the capital of Elbląg County. ...

, and west of the regional capital

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini'' * Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...

. It was the site of a massacre of Polish insurgents of the

November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...

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

Transport

The National road 22 bypasses Fiszewo in the west.

References

Fiszewo Massacres of Poles {{Elbląg-geo-stub