Parzymiechy Explained

Parzymiechy
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kłobuck
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Lipie
Coordinates:51.0333°N 62°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Elevation Min M:219.0
Elevation Max M:256.8
Population Total:715
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:SKL

Parzymiechy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipie, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) north-west of Lipie, 200NaN0 north-west of Kłobuck, and 890NaN0 north of the regional capital Katowice.

History

Parzymiechy was first mentioned in 1266. It was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Wieluń County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, a battle was fought nearby. German troops burned the village on September 2, 1939, and murdered 75 Polish inhabitants, including 20 children (the, see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]

Transport

Main road connections from the Parzymiechy include connection with Praszka (to the west) and Działoszyn (to the north-east) via the National Road .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: . Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany. 1998. pl. Warszawa. Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 4.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 98.