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Monument to World War II Orthodox victims, Białystok

The Monument to World War II Orthodox victims in Białystok is a privately funded memorial commemorating the memory of 5,000 Orthodox Christians from the region who perished in World War II and during the postwar repressions in Stalinist Poland.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument in Białystok, Poland
  • Also known as: “Monument to Orthodox inhabitants of Białystok who were killed and went missing in the years 1939–1956” and “Monument to World War II Orthodox victims in Białystok”
  • Inscription: “Prawosławnym ofiarom drugiej wojny światowej, męczennikom za wiarę i narodowość w latach 1939–1945. Świętym Ziemi Podlaskiej”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Białystok and Park Antoniuk.

Church
Photo: Loraine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit is an Orthodox in , . It is under the jurisdiction of the Białystok Deanery of the Diocese of Białystok and Gdańsk of the Polish Orthodox Church.

Park
Photo: Rakoon, CC0.
is situated 650 metres south of Monument to World War II Orthodox victims, Białystok.

Railway station
Photo: Foma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the most important railway station in the city of , . It is sometimes referred to as Białystok Central, to distinguish it from six other, much smaller, stations located in the city. is situated 1½ km southeast of Monument to World War II Orthodox victims, Białystok.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osiedle Dziesięciny II and Osiedle Bacieczki, Białystok.

Suburb
Photo: Rakoon, CC0.
Dziesięciny II is one of the districts of the city of .

Suburb
Photo: Athantor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bacieczki is one of the districts of the city of . The elevation is 511 feet.

Suburb
Photo: Henryk Borawski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a village in that was incorporated, on 10 May 1919, into the city of as Osiedle . is situated 2½ km east of Monument to World War II Orthodox victims, Białystok.

Monument to World War II Orthodox victims, Białystok

Latitude
53.14701° or 53° 8′ 49″ north
Longitude
23.12175° or 23° 7′ 18″ east
Inception
2012
Open location code
9G5544WC+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4248144583
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q16590010
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Monument to World War II Orthodox victims, Białystok” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Капліца праваслаўных пакутнікаў Падляшша”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік праваслаўным жыхарам Беластока, забітым і зніклым без вестак у 1939–1956 гады”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік праваслаўным жыхарам Беластока, забітым і зніклым без вестак у 1939—1956 гады”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік праваслаўным жыхарам Беласточчыны, забітым у 1939—1956 гадох”
  • Polish: “Pomnik prawosławnych mieszkańców Białostocczyzny zabitych i zaginionych w latach 1939–1956”
  • Russian: “Памятник православным жителям Белостока, убитым и пропавшим без вести в 1939–1956 годы”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm các nạn nhân Chính thống trong Thế chiến II ở Białystok”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kościół pw. Świętego Kazimierza Królewicza and Klub Osiedlowy ‘Stoczek’.

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