Łaszczów
Łaszczów | |
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Town | |
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Tomaszów Lubelski | |
Gmina | Łaszczów |
Population | |
• Total | 2,341 |
Website | Website |
Łaszczów (
It is the seat of the Gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łaszczów. It lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Tomaszów Lubelski and 114 km (71 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.[1]
The town has a population of 2,341.
The history of Łaszczów dates back to 1549, when King
The town of Prawda was founded next to the village. By the 1570s, its name was changed into Łaszczów (after the Laszcz family). Łaszczów had
In 1702, the town was burnt by Swedes, during the Great Northern War, and in 1745, Jozef Laszcz, owner of Łaszczów, initiated construction of a church and Jesuit collegium. In 1754, Łaszczów burnt in a great fire, after which its owners ordered residents to build brick houses.
Following the
During the Invasion of Poland by the Germans in World War II, Łaszczów saw Polish – German fighting.
On December 25, 1942, the Germans murdered 75 residents of the town. The 1,500–2,500 Jews from the town were transported to the Belzec extermination camp on May 17, 1942.[2]
In June 1944, Łaszczów was burnt by a band of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
References
- Notes
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Remember Jewish Laszczow". 2018-07-22.
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