Biała, Wieluń County Explained

Biała
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wieluń
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Biała
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:51.2664°N 18.4392°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:333
Registration Plate:EWI
Blank Name Sec2:National roads

Biała is a village in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Biała.[1] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) north-west of Wieluń and 920NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Łódź.

History

In 1827, Biała had a population of 781.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940–1941, the German gendarmerie carried out expulsions of Poles, who were either deported to the General Government in the more eastern part of German-occupied Poland or enslaved as forced labour in the region or in Germany.[3] Houses and farms of expelled Poles were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I. 1880. pl. Warsaw. 170.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2017. Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 254, 306. 978-83-8098-174-4.
  4. Wardzyńska, pp. 255, 308