Mysłów, Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Mysłów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Myszków
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Koziegłowy
Coordinates:50.5753°N 19.2044°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:SMY

Mysłów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koziegłowy, within Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south-east of Koziegłowy, 80NaN0 west of Myszków, and 390NaN0 north of the regional capital Katowice.

History

During the invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on 3 September 1939, twenty two Polish residents of Mysłów, including ten children, were burned alive by the Germans (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. 98.