Kaszów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Kaszów [ˈkaʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liszki, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Liszki and 16 km (10 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

Kaszów
Village
Kaszów is located in Poland
Kaszów
Kaszów
Coordinates: 50°2′20″N 19°43′8″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyKraków County
GminaLiszki
Population
2,030
Websitehttp://www.kaszow.pl

During the Second World War 27 Polish civilians (including 7 women) were tortured and murdered on July 1, 1943, in Kaszów by troops of German Police and SS. 24 households were burned.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Józef Fajkowski, Jan Religa (1981) Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na wsi polskiej 1939-1945. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Książka i Wiedza, p. 166



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