Rekówka Explained

Rekówka
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lipsko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Ciepielów
Coordinates:51.25°N 59°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:WLI

Rekówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciepielów, within Lipsko County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) north of Lipsko and 1160NaN0 south of Warsaw.

History

Rekówka was a private village, administratively located in the Radom County in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland,[2]

During the German occupation (World War II), on December 6, 1942, German Gendarmerie murdered ten Poles from Rekówka who were suspected of hiding the Jewish refuges. The victims were two men, two women and six children.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: . Województwo sandomierskie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany. 1993. pl. Warsaw. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. 3.
  3. Book: Datner, Szymon. 1968. Las sprawiedliwych. pl. Warsaw. Książka i Wiedza. 90–91.