Jeleniewo is a village in Suwaà Âki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Jeleniewo.
In 1771, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Stanisà Âaw August Poniatowski established a Catholic parish church in Jeleniewo. Afterwards, thanks to royal administrator Antoni Tyzenhaus, the village was developed into a town in 10 years. It was granted town rights in 1782, however, it lost them in 1800. The settlement grew regardless, however, it was overshadowed by the nearby city of Suwaà Âki and its notable growth. In years 1815âÂÂ1829, 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 Wà Âadysà Âaw Brzozowski, and then deported him to concentration camps (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation). He was liberated in the Dachau concentration camp in 1945.
The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb". (Warm Summer Continental Climate).