Kowalewice, Łódź Voivodeship
Kowalewice | |
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Village | |
Kowalewice | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′8″N 19°17′43″E / 51.93556°N 19.29528°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Zgierz |
| Gmina | Parzęczew |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EZG |
Kowalewice [kɔvalɛˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Parzęczew, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) east of Parzęczew, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Zgierz, and 21 km (13 mi) north-west of the regional capital Łódź.
History
Kowalewice was a royal village, administratively located in the Łęczyca County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German forces on 11 September murdered 23 Poles in the village (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1998. p. 3.
- ^ Datner, Szymon. 55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce (in Polish). p. 352.