Wronowice, Łódź Voivodeship
Appearance
Wronowice | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°37′9″N 19°9′58″E / 51.61917°N 19.16611°E | |
Land | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Łódź |
County | Łask |
Gmina | Łask |
Population | 430 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | ELA |
Primary airport | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport |
Wronowice [vrɔnɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łask, within Łask County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Łask and 28 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
History
[edit]Some Polish farmers from Wronowice were among the victims of a massacre of 30 Poles perpetrated by German soldiers in Chechło near Pabianice on 8 September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland which started World War II (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 95.