Henryków, Sochaczew County Explained

Henryków
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sochaczew
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Iłów
Coordinates:52.3061°N 20.0964°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:WSC

Henryków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłów, within Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

History

During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, on September 17, 1939, the Germans carried out a massacre of 76 Poles, inhabitants of Henryków and refugees from western Poland, including women and children (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 . pl.
  2. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warszawa. IPN. 97.