Wizna
Sign in to saveWizna is a village in Łomża County of Podlaskie Voivodeship, 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wizna
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Podlaskie - Wizna - Wizna - 1000-lecia × Czarneckiego - v-ESE.jpg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Podlaskie
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Łomża
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Wizna
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
- Settlement.population_total
- 1300
- Settlement.registration_plate
- BLM
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Jews in Wizna
- Zionist activity in Wizna
- World War II
- Wizna Jews during the Holocaust
- See also
- References
- External links
Wizna is a village in Łomża County of Podlaskie Voivodeship, 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.
Farming and food production are the primary sources of income for the residents. The food production by private farms provides favorable conditions for the development of processing industry.