Kajetanowice

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.

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

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


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