Łaskarzew
Łaskarzew | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Garwolin |
| Gmina | Łaskarzew (urban gmina) |
| Town rights | 1418 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Waldemar Larkiewicz |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 4,908 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08-450 |
| Area code | +48 25 |
| Car plates | WG |
| Website | http://www.miasto.laskarzew.pl |
Łaskarzew [Polish pronunciation: [ł] Audio file "s" not found] is a town in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,948 inhabitants (2004).
51°48′N 21°36′E / 51.800°N 21.600°E
Massacre during Second World War
During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German forces on 17th September murdered 54 people in the town, including 34 Jews and 24 Poles. The vicitms included elderly people as old as 75 years. [1].
References
- ^ Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 417
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