Zubole


Zubole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzcianne, within Mońki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Trzcianne, south-west of Mońki, and north-west of the regional capital Białystok.

History

According to the 1921 census, the village was inhabited by 450 people, among whom 428 were Roman Catholic, 1 Orthodox, and 21 Mosaic. At the same time, 436 inhabitants declared Polish nationality, 14 Jewish. There were 81 residential buildings in the village.
During World War II, mass executions of Jews are perpetrated by Germans in Zubole. The Jews were kept in the gravel pit and then in a barn for almost a week before the series of shootings took place. From June 28 until July 1, 1941, approximately 600 Jews from the nearbyshtetl of Trzcianne are murdered.