Markówka Explained

Markówka
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pabianice
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dobroń
Coordinates:51.65°N 33°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Markówka (German: Hochweiler) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobroń, within Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 2km (01miles) north-west of Dobroń, 110NaN0 west of Pabianice, and 220NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Łódź.[1]

The village was founded in 1802 as a colony of German settlers, they called it Hochweiler. In 1822, 167 people lived here, at the end of the century - 288 people, and in 1921 - 222, of whom 211 professed Protestantism. The village belonged to the Evangelical parish in Pabianice. After World War II the village was abandoned as the inhabitants fled West, a state farm was established here.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.