Okopy, Podlaskie Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Okopy.

Okopy
Village
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Sokółka
Gmina	Suchowola

Okopy [ɔˈkɔpɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suchowola, within Sokółka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.^[1]

History

Jerzy Popiełuszko

Jerzy Popiełuszko was a Roman Catholic priest from Poland, associated with the Solidarity union. He was murdered by three agents of the Polish communist internal intelligence agency, the Służba Bezpieczeństwa, (English: Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs) who were shortly thereafter tried and convicted of the murder. He has been recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, and was beatified on June 6, 2010.^[2] He was born in Okopy on September 14, 1947

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
↑ Polish priest Father Popieluszko 'martyr' beatified, BBC News (June 6, 2010)

Gmina Suchowola

Town and seat	Suchowola

Villages	Bachmackie Kolonie Brukowo Chlewisk Dolny Chlewisk Górny Chmielniki Chmielówka Chodorówka Nowa Chodorówka Stara Chodorówka Stara-Kolonia Ciemne Czerwonka Domuraty Dryga Dryga-Kolonia Dubasiewskie Kolonie Dubasiewszczyzna Głęboczyzna Grodzisk Grymiaczki Hołodolina Horodnianka Jatwieź Duża Jatwieź Mała Karpowicze Kiersnówka Kopciówka Krzywa Laudańszczyzna Leśniki Leszczany Morgi Nowe Stojło Okopy Olszanka Ostrówek Piątak Podgrodzisk Podhorodnianka Podostrówek Pokośno Połomin Połomin-Kolonia Poświętne Rutkowszczyzna Sucha Góra Tablewo Trzyrzecze Wólka Żakle Zgierszczańskie

Coordinates: 53°35′16″N 23°09′07″E / 53.5878°N 23.1519°E / 53.5878; 23.1519

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