Działoszyn

For other places with the same name, see Działoszyn (disambiguation).

Działoszyn
Town centre
Town centre
Flag of Działoszyn
Flag
Coat of arms of Działoszyn
Coat of arms
Działoszyn is located in Poland
Działoszyn
Działoszyn
Coordinates: 51°7′4″N 18°52′12″E / 51.11778°N 18.87000°E / 51.11778; 18.87000
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyPajęczno
GminaDziałoszyn
Established1412
Town rights1412, 1994
Government
 • MayorRafał Drab
Area
 • Total
4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021[1])
 • Total
5,627
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98-355
Area code+48 43
Vehicle registrationEPJ
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttps://www.dzialoszyn.pl

Działoszyn [d͡ʑaˈwɔʂɨn] is a town in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland, with 5,627 inhabitants as of December 2021.[1]

History

Historical population
YearPop.
19213,985
20106,099
Source: [2][3]

Działoszyn was granted town rights in 1421. It was a private town, administratively located in the Wieluń County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[4]

During the German invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II, Działoszyn was the site of heavy fights between the Poles and the Germans. The town was heavily bombed by the Germans, and most of its Jews fled to nearby Paincheno, where they were employed in forced labor.[citation needed] Eventually, the town's Jews were murdered by the occupiers in the Holocaust.[5] The German occupiers, renamed the town to Dilltal. In 1945, the German occupation ended, and the town's historic name was restored.

Sports

The local football club is Warta Działoszyn. It competes in the lower leagues. It was the first club of retired Poland national football team player Robert Warzycha.

  • Męciński Palace
    Męciński Palace
  • Baroque Saint Mary Magdalene church
    Baroque Saint Mary Magdalene church
  • Kayak station
    Kayak station
  • Cemetery of Polish soldiers killed during the German invasion in 1939
    Cemetery of Polish soldiers killed during the German invasion in 1939

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2 August 2022. Data for territorial unit 1009014.
  2. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. II. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 124.
  3. ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  4. ^ 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. 4.
  5. ^ The story of the Jewish community Działoszyn
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