Gniewczyna Tryniecka Explained

Gniewczyna Tryniecka
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Subcarpathian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Przeworsk
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Tryńcza
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.1°N 52°W

Gniewczyna Tryniecka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tryńcza, within Przeworsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) south-west of Tryńcza, 40NaN0 north of Przeworsk, and 370NaN0 east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

History

In 1942 Polish citizens of Gniewczyna Łęczycka and Gniewczyna Tryniecka detained and for several days tortured the remaining Jewish population of the village, before handing them over to the Germans for execution.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: W Gniewczynie 68 lat temu Polacy torturowali, gwałcili, a w końcu wydali Żydów Niemcom . Polish . . 1 December 2010 . 2010-12-12.
  3. Gniewczyna jak Jedwabne . . Polish . 49 . 0032-3500 . Polityka Spółdzielnia Pracy . 4 December 2010.