Grzanka, Masovian Voivodeship Explained

Grzanka
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Maków
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Szelków
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.8478°N 21.1247°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:WMA

Grzanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szelków, within Maków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) west of Szelków, 30NaN0 south-east of Maków Mazowiecki, and 710NaN0 north of Warsaw.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans murdered 50 patients of the hospital in Maków Mazowiecki in the village (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. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 236.