Jeleniewo

Jeleniewo [jɛlɛˈɲɛvɔ] is a village in Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

In 1771, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Stanisław August Poniatowski established a Catholic parish church in Jeleniewo.

The settlement grew regardless, however, it was overshadowed by the nearby city of Suwałki and its notable growth.

In years 1815–1829, a postal road connecting Warsaw and Saint Petersburg ran through the village.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in April 1940, the Germans arrested local Polish priest Władysław Brzozowski, and then deported him to concentration camps (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).