Płochocin, Masovian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Płochocin.
Płochocin
Village
Church of Saint Adalbert
Church of Saint Adalbert
Płochocin is located in Poland
Płochocin
Płochocin
Coordinates: 52°12′0″N 20°43′16″E / 52.20000°N 20.72111°E / 52.20000; 20.72111
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyWarsaw West
GminaOżarów Mazowiecki

Płochocin [pwɔˈxɔt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ożarów Mazowiecki, within Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Ożarów Mazowiecki and 20 km (12 mi) west of Warsaw.

On 14 September 1939 German Wehrmacht soldiers executed 4 persons in the village.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Józef Fajkowski, Jan Religa: Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na wsi polskiej 1939-1945. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Książka i Wiedza, 1981, p. 475


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