Mysłów, Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Mysłów.
Mysłów
Village
Mysłów is located in Poland
Mysłów
Mysłów
Coordinates: 50°34′31″N 19°12′16″E / 50.57528°N 19.20444°E / 50.57528; 19.20444
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyMyszków
GminaKoziegłowy
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSMY

Mysłów [ˈmɨswuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koziegłowy, within Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Koziegłowy, 8 km (5 mi) west of Myszków, and 39 km (24 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.

History

During the invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on 3 September 1939, twenty two Polish residents of Mysłów, including ten children, were burned alive by the Germans (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. 98.
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