Skarszew
Village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Skarszew [ˈskarʂɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelazków, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in central Poland.[2]
Skarszew | |
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Village | |
  Skarszew | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′N 18°10′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Kalisz |
| Gmina | Żelazków |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62-817[1] |
| Vehicle registration | PKL |
History
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1945. On 16 and 19 January 1945, the Gestapo carried out a massacre of some 70 Polish resistance members, including women, in the village.[3]
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