Wronowice, Łódź Voivodeship Explained

Wronowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Łask
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Łask
Coordinates:51.6192°N 19.1661°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:430
Registration Plate:ELA
Blank Name Sec2:Primary airport
Blank Info Sec2:Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport

Wronowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łask, within Łask County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north-east of Łask and 280NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Łódź.

History

Some Polish farmers from Wronowice were among the victims of a massacre of 30 Poles perpetrated by German soldiers in Chechło near Pabianice on 8 September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland which started World War II (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

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. 95.