Henryków, Sochaczew County

For other places with the same name, see Henryków.
Henryków
Village
Henryków is located in Poland
Henryków
Henryków
Coordinates: 52°18′22″N 20°5′47″E / 52.30611°N 20.09639°E / 52.30611; 20.09639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountySochaczew
GminaIłów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWSC

Henryków [xɛnˈrɨkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłów, within Sochaczew County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

History

During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, on September 17, 1939, the Germans carried out a massacre of 76 Poles, inhabitants of Henryków and refugees from western Poland, including women and children (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). Warszawa: IPN. p. 97.


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