Kajetanowice
Village
Kajetanowice is located in Poland
Kajetanowice
Kajetanowice
Coordinates: 50°53′30″N 19°29′38″E / 50.89167°N 19.49389°E / 50.89167; 19.49389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyRadomsko
GminaGidle

Kajetanowice [kajɛtanɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gidle, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Gidle, 20 km (12 mi) south of Radomsko, and 99 km (62 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.

History

On the night of 5 to 6 September 1939, the soldiers of the Wehrmacht completely burned the village and massacred about 76-80 Poles (the Kajetanowice massacre).[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Böhler, Jochen (2009). Zbrodnie Wehrmachtu w Polsce: wrzesień 1939, wojna totalna (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Znak. pp. 103, 115–116. ISBN 978-83-240-1225-1.
  3. ↑ Fajkowski, Józef; Religa, Jan (1981). Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na wsi polskiej 1939-1945 (in Polish). Książka i Wiedza. pp. 79–80.


50°53′30″N 19°29′38″E / 50.89167°N 19.49389°E / 50.89167; 19.49389


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