Wizna

Wizna is a village in of , in north-eastern Poland, situated on the Narew River. Wizna is known for the battle of Wizna which took place in its vicinity during the 1939 Invasion of Poland at the start of World War II.
  • Village with about 1,300 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (390 feet)
  • Description: village in Gmina Wizna, Poland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint John the Baptist church in Wizna and Chapel at catholic cemetery in Wizna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Witkowo and Rusiniec.
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Latitude
53.19438° or 53° 11′ 40″ north
Longitude
22.38409° or 22° 23′ 3″ east
Open location code
9G5459VM+QJ
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Wizna” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Wizna”
  • Belarusian: “Візна”
  • Cebuano: “Wizna”
  • Chechen: “Визна”
  • Chinese: “維茲納”
  • Chinese: “维兹纳”
  • Czech: “Wizna”
  • Dutch: “Wizna”
  • Estonian: “Wizna”
  • French: “Wizna”
  • German: “Wizna”
  • Greek: “Βίζνα”
  • Hebrew: “ויזנה”
  • Ido: “Wizna”
  • Italian: “Wizna”
  • Japanese: “ヴィズナ”
  • Lithuanian: “Vizna”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wizna”
  • Persian: “ویزنا”
  • Polish: “Wizna”
  • Portuguese: “Wizna”
  • Russian: “Визна”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wizna”
  • Silesian: “Wizna”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ویزنا”
  • Swedish: “Wizna”
  • Tatar: “Визна”
  • Turkish: “Wizna”
  • Ukrainian: “Визна”
  • Ukrainian: “Візна”

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