Skomlin [ˈskɔmlin] is a village in Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Skomlin. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Wieluń and 102 km (63 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.[1]

Skomlin
Village
Church of Saints Philip and James
Church of Saints Philip and James
Skomlin is located in Poland
Skomlin
Skomlin
Coordinates: 51°10′16″N 18°23′16″E / 51.17111°N 18.38778°E / 51.17111; 18.38778
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyWieluń
GminaSkomlin
Population
1,656
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEWI

History

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Preserved old granary

The territory became a part of the emerging Polish in the 10th century. In 1210 Skomlin was granted to Cistercian monks, and in 1245 it passed to the Cistercian nuns from Łubnice.[2]

In 1827, it had a population of 867.[2]

During 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.[3] Houses and farms of expelled Poles were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X (in Polish). Warsaw. 1889. p. 692.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Wardzyńska, p. 255