Kiernozia
Kiernozia | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Kiernozia Palace | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kiernozia Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′7″N 19°52′12″E / 52.26861°N 19.87000°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Łowicz |
| Gmina | Kiernozia |
| Population | |
• Total | 930 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ELC |
| Voivodeship road |  |
Kiernozia [kʲɛrˈnɔʑa] is a town in Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kiernozia. It lies approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of Łowicz and 61 km (38 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź. It is located in the historic region of Mazovia.
History
[edit]Kiernozia was a private town, administratively located in the Gąbin County in the Rawa Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945. A local Polish policeman was murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940.[3][4]
Transport
[edit]Kiernozia lies along voivodeship road 584.
The nearest railway station is in Łowicz to the south.
Notable people
[edit]It is the birthplace (and burial place) of Marie Walewska (née Łączyńska), a mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Mazowsze w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. p. 4.
- ↑ Jakubowski, Grzegorz, ed. (2006). Miednoje. Księga Cmentarna Polskiego Cmentarza Wojennego (PDF) (in Polish). Vol. 2. Warszawa: Rada Ochrony Pamięci Miejsc Walk i Męczeństwa. p. 576. ISBN 83-89474-06-9.
- ↑ Gurianov, Aleksandr, ed. (2019). Убиты в Калинине, захоронены в Медном. Книга памяти польских военнопленных – узников Осташковского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Общество «Мемориал». p. 55. ISBN 978-5-6041921-5-3.
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