Mierzęcin, Lubusz Voivodeship Explained

Mierzęcin
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lubusz
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Strzelce-Drezdenko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dobiegniew
Coordinates:52.95°N 65°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:350
Registration Plate:FSD

Mierzęcin (German: Mehrenthin) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobiegniew, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) east of Dobiegniew, 220NaN0 east of Strzelce Krajeńskie, and 470NaN0 north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

The village has a population of 350.

History

During World War II, on April 1, 1942, the village was the site of a public execution of a 34-year-old Polish man, unfoundedly accused of raping a German girl.[2] The Gestapo carried out the execution despite the opposition to the charge from the local village chief, the population and the girl's family.[2]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Mnichowski. Przemysław. 1983. Zbrodnie Gestapo na polskich robotnikach przymusowych na ziemi strzelecko-krajeńskiej w latach 1941–1942. Rocznik Lubuski. pl. XII. 241, 243.