Czekaj, Łódź Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Czekaj.
Czekaj
Village
Czekaj is located in Poland
Czekaj
Czekaj
Coordinates: 51°58′57″N 18°49′47″E / 51.98250°N 18.82972°E / 51.98250; 18.82972
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyPoddębice
GminaUniejów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEPD

Czekaj [ˈt͡ʂɛkai̯] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Uniejów, within Poddębice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Uniejów, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Poddębice, and 50 km (31 mi) north-west of the regional capital Łódź.

History

During the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, on 8 September 1939, German troops carried out a massacre of 13 Polish farmers (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. 94.


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