Działoszyn
Place in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
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Działoszyn [d͡ʑaˈwɔʂɨn] is a town in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland,[2] with 5,627 inhabitants as of December 2021.[1]
Działoszyn | |
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Town centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Działoszyn Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 51°7′4″N 18°52′12″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Pajęczno |
| Gmina | Działoszyn |
| Established | 1412 |
| Town rights | 1412, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafał Drab |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021[1]) | |
• Total | 6,741 |
| • Density | 1,360/km2 (3,530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98-355 |
| Area code | +48 43 |
| Vehicle registration | EPJ |
| National roads |  |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
| Website | https://www.dzialoszyn.pl |
History
Działoszyn was granted town rights in 1421. It was a private town, administratively located in the Wieluń County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[5]
During the German invasion of Poland at the beginning of World War II, Działoszyn was the site of heavy fights between the Poles and the Germans. The town was heavily bombed by the Germans, and most of its Jews fled to nearby Paincheno, where they were employed in forced labor.[citation needed] Eventually, the town's Jews were murdered by the occupiers in the Holocaust.[6] The German occupiers, renamed the town to Dilltal. In 1945, the German occupation ended, and the town's historic name was restored.
Sports
The local football club is Warta Działoszyn. It competes in the lower leagues. It was the first club of retired Poland national football team player Robert Warzycha.
Gallery
Męciński Palace
Baroque Saint Mary Magdalene church
Kayak station
Cemetery of Polish soldiers killed during the German invasion in 1939
