Mierzyce

Mierzyce [mjɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wierzchlas, within Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Wierzchlas, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Wieluń, and 88 km (55 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.

Mierzyce
Village
Saint Catherine church in Mierzyce
Saint Catherine church in Mierzyce
Mierzyce is located in Poland
Mierzyce
Mierzyce
Coordinates: 51°9′21″N 18°41′32″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyWieluń
GminaWierzchlas
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEWI

History

The first church was mentioned in documents from 1460.[2] In 1827, the village had a population of 307.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the German gendarmerie carried out expulsions of Poles, who were placed in a transit camp in Łódź, and then young Poles were deported to forced labour in Germany and German-occupied France, and others were deported to the General Government in the more eastern part of German-occupied Poland.[3] Houses and farms of expelled Poles were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[4]

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI (in Polish). Warsaw. 1885. p. 358.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 253. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
  4. Wardzyńska, p. 255



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