Zimnowoda, Silesian Voivodeship
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Zimnowoda [ʑimnɔˈvɔda] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipie, within Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Lipie, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Kłobuck, and 89 km (55 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
History
During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on September 2, 1939, the Germans carried out a massacre of 38 Polish inhabitants, including 10 children (the Zimnowoda and Parzymiechy massacre, see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 98.
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