Koźle, Łódź Voivodeship

Koźle [ˈkɔʑlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Stryków, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Zgierz, and 20 km (12 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.

Koźle
Village
Saint Stephen church in Koźle
Saint Stephen church in Koźle
Koźle is located in Poland
Koźle
Koźle
Koźle is located in Łódź Voivodeship
Koźle
Koźle
Coordinates: 51°56′26″N 19°35′4″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyZgierz
GminaStryków
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEZG

On 8 September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, invading German troops carried out a massacre of 17 local Polish farmers (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

Transport

The Polish A1 motorway runs nearby, east of the village.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 93, 125.



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