Łopiszewo Explained

Łopiszewo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Coordinates:52.8128°N 16.8136°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oborniki
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Ryczywół
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:POB

Łopiszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ryczywół, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1]

During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, the Germans murdered six Poles in the village on 14 and 21 September 1939 (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. Polish. Warsaw. IPN. 115.