Chobanin Explained

Chobanin
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wieruszów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wieruszów
Coordinates:51.3°N 31°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:EWE

Chobanin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieruszów, within Wieruszów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 5km (03miles) east of Wieruszów and 1020NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Łódź.[1]

During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, in September 1939, the Germans murdered several local Poles in revenge for the Polish defense (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. 93.