Parzniew Explained

Parzniew
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pruszków
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Brwinów
Coordinates:52.15°N 66°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Parzniew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brwinów, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) east of Brwinów, 30NaN0 south-west of Pruszków, and 180NaN0 south-west of Warsaw.

During the Invasion of Poland, on 12 September 1939, around 100 Polish prisoners of war were massacred in Parzniew by the German Wehrmacht.

Notes and References

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