Mykanów
Mykanów | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Saint Leonard church in Mykanów | |
  Mykanów Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 19°11′E / 50.917°N 19.183°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Częstochowa |
| Gmina | Mykanów |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,002 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SCZ |
Mykanów [mɨˈkanuf] is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mykanów.
History
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945. A local Polish policeman was murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Jakubowski, Grzegorz, ed. (2006). Miednoje. Księga Cmentarna Polskiego Cmentarza Wojennego (PDF) (in Polish). Vol. 2. Warszawa: Rada Ochrony Pamięci Miejsc Walk i Męczeństwa. p. 1006. ISBN 83-89474-06-9.
- ↑ Gurianov, Aleksandr, ed. (2019). Убиты в Калинине, захоронены в Медном. Книга памяти польских военнопленных – узников Осташковского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Общество «Мемориал». p. 257. ISBN 978-5-6041921-4-6.
