Olchówka
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| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Podlaskie | ||
| Powiat : | Hajnowski | ||
| Gmina : | Narewka | ||
| Geographic location : | 52 ° 51 ' N , 23 ° 50' E | ||
| Residents : | 210 | ||
Olchówka is a village in the rural municipality of Narewka in the Hajnowski powiat of the Podlaskie Voivodeship in Poland , near the border with Belarus . Many of the residents belong to the Belarusian minority in Poland.
history
From May 1946 to January 1948 there was one of three sick camps in Olchówka in which 2,000 people were imprisoned. These were mainly used in agriculture. The camp was under central administration.
Web links
- ↑ Olchowka sick camp (OlchowLag) on the GULAG website of Memorial Deutschland e. V.