Wronowice
Village
Wronowice is located in Poland
Wronowice
Wronowice
Wronowice is located in Łódź Voivodeship
Wronowice
Wronowice
Coordinates: 51°37′9″N 19°9′58″E / 51.61917°N 19.16611°E / 51.61917; 19.16611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyŁask
GminaŁask
Population
430
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationELA
Primary airportŁódź Władysław Reymont Airport

Wronowice [vrɔnɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łask, within Łask County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Łask and 28 km (17 mi) 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]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 95.



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