Rzuchów, Greater Poland Voivodeship Explained

Rzuchów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Koło
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dąbie
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.1167°N 61°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:PKL

Rzuchów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbie, within Koło County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) north-west of Dąbie, 110NaN0 south-east of Koło, and 1270NaN0 east of the regional capital Poznań.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the forest of Rzuchów was the site of German massacres of Poles, who were previously imprisoned in the nearby town of Koło (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2] On 11 November 1939 the German police murdered 80 people there.[2]

Transport

The Polish A2 motorway runs near Rzuchów, south of the village.

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. 210.