Raciechowice
Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Raciechowice [rat͡ɕɛxɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Raciechowice.
Raciechowice | |
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Village | |
Saint Jacob the Apostle Church | |
  Raciechowice | |
| Coordinates: 49°51′N 20°8′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Myślenice |
| Gmina | Raciechowice |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 32-415[1] |
| Vehicle registration | KMY |
| Website | http://www.raciechowice.pl/pl/ |
History
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1945. A local police policeman was murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940.[3][4]
