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 [wasˈkaʐɛf] 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 17 September murdered 54 people in the town, including 34 Jews and 24 Poles. The victims included elderly people as old as 75 years. [1]. On September 27, 1942, German forces deported 1240 Jews to Treblinka extermination camp. [2].
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