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Village in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
Longinówka
Village
Longinówka is located in PolandLonginówkaLonginówka
Coordinates: 51°22′N 19°42′E / 51.367°N 19.700°E / 51.367; 19.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyPiotrków
GminaRozprza
Population554
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEPI

Longinówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rozprza, within Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Rozprza, 4 km (2 mi) south of Piotrków Trybunalski, and 49 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.

History

During the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the Germans locked up several captured Polish prisoners of war in a house in the village, then set it on fire and burned the Poles alive (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Sudoł, Tomasz (2011). "Zbrodnie Wehrmachtu na jeńcach polskich we wrześniu 1939 roku". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 8-9 (129-130). IPN. p. 80. ISSN 1641-9561.
Gmina Rozprza
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