Łaszew [ˈwaʂɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wierzchlas, within Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Wierzchlas, 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Wieluń, and 91 km (57 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
Łaszew | |
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Village | |
![]() Saint John the Baptist church in Łaszew | |
Coordinates: 51°8′40″N 18°39′25″E / 51.14444°N 18.65694°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Łódź |
County | Wieluń |
Gmina | Wierzchlas |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | EWI |
History
editDuring the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the German gendarmerie carried out expulsions of Poles, who were placed in a transit camp in Łódź, and then young Poles were deported to forced labour in Germany and German-occupied France, and others were deported to the General Government in the more eastern part of German-occupied Poland.[2] Houses and farms of expelled Poles were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 253. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ^ Wardzyńska, p. 255