| Kowalewice | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Kowalewice | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′8″N 19°17′43″E / 51.93556°N 19.29528°E / 51.93556; 19.29528 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Zgierz |
| Gmina | Parzęczew |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EZG |
Kowalewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Parzęczew, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (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.
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).
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- 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.
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