Grzanka, Masovian Voivodeship

Grzanka
Village
Grzanka
Coordinates: 52°50′52″N 21°7′29″E / 52.84778°N 21.12472°E / 52.84778; 21.12472
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyMaków
GminaSzelków
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWMA

Grzanka [ˈɡʐanka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szelków, within Maków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans murdered 50 patients of the hospital in Maków Mazowiecki in the village (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 236.