Pradła
Pradła | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Fire station | |
  Pradła Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′N 19°39′E / 50.567°N 19.650°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Zawiercie |
| Gmina | Kroczyce |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SZA |
Pradła [ˈpradwa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kroczyce, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]
History
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945. On 26 July 1944, the Polish Home Army conducted a successful ambush against Russian collaborators of Nazi Germany.[2]
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).
- ↑ Nieczuja-Ostrowski, Bolesław Michał (1991). Rzeczpospolita Partyzancka: Inspektorat "Maria" w walce (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Wydawniczy PAX. pp. 175–176.