Potępa
Village
Potępa is located in Poland
Potępa
Potępa
Coordinates: 50°33′57″N 18°39′42″E / 50.56583°N 18.66167°E / 50.56583; 18.66167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyTarnowskie Góry
GminaKrupski Młyn
Population
(2008)
841

Potępa [pɔˈtɛmpa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krupski Młyn, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Krupski Młyn, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Tarnowskie Góry, and 43 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice.

On the night of 9 August 1932, five uniformed Nazi Stormtroopers (Sturmabteilung) burst into the apartment of miner, trade unionist, member of the Communist Party of Germany, Konrad Pietrzuch, and beat him to death in the presence of his mother and younger brother. The five murderers did nothing to disguise themselves during the attack and they were quickly arrested. After a well-publicized trial in Beuthen (now Bytom, Poland), they were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Later, the sentence was changed to life imprisonment. In March 1933, after Hitler assumed office, the murderers were released.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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