Marchwacz
Marchwacz | |
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Village | |
 Niemojowski Palace in Marchwacz | |
  Marchwacz | |
| Coordinates: 51°44′N 18°18′E / 51.733°N 18.300°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Kalisz |
| Gmina | Szczytniki |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PKA |
| National roads |  |
Marchwacz [ˈmarxfat͡ʂ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytniki, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Kalisz and 121 km (75 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
History
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As part of the region of Greater Poland, i.e. the cradle of the Polish state, the area formed part of Poland since its establishment in the 10th century. Marchwacz was a private church village, administratively located in the Kalisz County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
In 1827, it had a population of 126.[3]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany. Shortly before their withdrawal, on January 21–22, 1945, German troops committed a massacre of 57 Polish inhabitants of Marchwacz, six other Poles, and twelve captured Soviet prisoners of war (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Bonawentura Niemojowski (1787–1835), Polish lawyer, politician and writer[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1885. p. 104.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Anna Czuchra (30 January 2016). "71. rocznica mordu na mieszkańcach Marchwacza". Wielkopolski Urząd Wojewódzki w Poznaniu (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
