Stefanków [stɛˈfaŋkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chlewiska, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Chlewiska, 10 km (6 mi) west of Szydłowiec, and 109 km (68 mi) south of Warsaw.
Stefanków | |
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Village | |
 Entrance to the village | |
  Stefanków | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′20″N 20°42′46″E / 51.25556°N 20.71278°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Szydłowiec |
| Gmina | Chlewiska |
| Population | 184 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WSZ |
| Primary airport | Radom Airport |
History
editWithin the Polish Kingdom, the village was administratively located in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.
In 1827, it had a population of 101.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on March 29, 1940, the Germans murdered 69 Poles from Stefanków in a massacre committed in the Firlej district in the city of Radom (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warsaw. 1890. p. 316.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 253.
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