Albertów [alˈbɛrtuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipie, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Lipie, 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Kłobuck, and 88 km (55 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
Albertów | |
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Village | |
  Albertów | |
| Coordinates: 51°1′35″N 18°49′2″E / 51.02639°N 18.81722°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Kłobuck |
| Gmina | Lipie |
| Population | 369 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SKL |
During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on September 3, 1939, the Germans carried out a massacre of 159 Poles in the village.[2] The victims were inhabitants of Albertów and its surroundings (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.
- ^ a b Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 98.
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