Wronowice, Łódź Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Wronowice.

Wronowice
Village
Wronowice
Coordinates: 51°37′9″N 19°9′58″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Łask
Gmina	Łask
Population	430
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	ELA
Primary airport	Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport

Wronowice [vrɔnɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łask, within Łask County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Łask and 28 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.

History

Some Polish farmers from Wronowice were among the victims of a massacre of 30 Poles perpetrated by German soldiers in Chechło near Pabianice on 8 September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland which started World War II (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 95.