Parzymiechy

Parzymiechy
Village
Central part of the village
Central part of the village
Parzymiechy is located in Poland
Parzymiechy
Parzymiechy
Coordinates: 51°2′N 18°44′E / 51.033°N 18.733°E / 51.033; 18.733
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyKłobuck
GminaLipie
Highest elevation
256.8 m (842.5 ft)
Lowest elevation
219.0 m (718.5 ft)
Population
 • Total
715
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSKL

Parzymiechy [paʐɨˈmjɛxɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipie, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Lipie, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Kłobuck, and 89 km (55 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.

History

Parzymiechy was first mentioned in 1266. It was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Wieluń County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, a battle was fought nearby. German troops burned the village on September 2, 1939, and murdered 75 Polish inhabitants, including 20 children (the Zimnowoda and Parzymiechy massacre [pl], see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]

Transport

Main road connections from the Parzymiechy include connection with Praszka (to the west) and Działoszyn (to the north-east) via the National Road DK 42.

  • Saints Peter and Paul church
    Saints Peter and Paul church
  • Grave of Polish soldiers fallen during the German invasion of Poland
    Grave of Polish soldiers fallen during the German invasion of Poland
  • Grave of Polish priests and organist, murdered by the Germans during World War II
    Grave of Polish priests and organist, murdered by the Germans during World War II
  • Aerial view
    Aerial view

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 98.