Mroczeń [ˈmrɔt͡ʂɛɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Baranów, within Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1]

Mroczeń
Village
Wężyk Palace in Mroczeń
Wężyk Palace in Mroczeń
Mroczeń is located in Poland
Mroczeń
Mroczeń
Coordinates: 51°13′N 17°58′E / 51.217°N 17.967°E / 51.217; 17.967
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyKępno
GminaBaranów
Population
 • Total1,500
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPKE

History

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Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Nazi Germany until 1945. In 1939 and 1941, the Germans carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[2] Expelled Poles were deported either to Mińsk Mazowiecki or Kraków District in the more-eastern part of German-occupied Poland, or to forced labour in Germany.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
  2. ^ a b Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 184, 317–318. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.