Grzanka [ˈɡʐanka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szelków, within Maków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Szelków, 3 km (2 mi) south-east of Maków Mazowiecki, and 71 km (44 mi) north of Warsaw.
Grzanka | |
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Village | |
  Grzanka | |
| Coordinates: 52°50′52″N 21°7′29″E / 52.84778°N 21.12472°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Maków |
| Gmina | Szelków |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WMA |
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans murdered 50 patients of the hospital in Maków Mazowiecki in the village (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 236.
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