See also: Słupno, Wołomin County.
| Słupno | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Masovian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Płock |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Słupno |
| Coordinates: | 52.505°N 19.8372°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 790 |
Słupno is a village in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Słupno.[1] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) south-east of Płock and 860NaN0 west of Warsaw.
The history of the village dates back to the 10th century, when a medieval Slavic stronghold was built at the site. The oldest known mention of the village dates back to the 12th century.[2] In 1254, komes Żyro (local administration official) granted the village to the Płock Cathedral, and in 1443, Płock bishop Paweł Giżycki granted the village to archdeacon Ścibor.[2] [3]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Archbishop of Płock Antoni Julian Nowowiejski, and suffragan Bishop, two of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II, were imprisoned in the village, before they were murdered in the Soldau concentration camp in 1941.[4] In 1942 the Germans carried out a massacre of 25 Polish inhabitants of Słupno and nearby settlements.[2] There is a monument dedicated to the victims in the village.[2]
There is a historic preserved wooden church of St. Martin in the village.