Bukownica, Ostrzeszów County
Bukownica | |
|---|---|
Village | |
_ID_653860.jpg) Saints Philip and James church in Bukownica | |
  Bukownica | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′8″N 18°2′57″E / 51.46889°N 18.04917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Ostrzeszów |
| Gmina | Grabów nad Prosną |
| Population | |
• Total | 950 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | POT |
Bukownica [bukɔvˈnit͡sa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabów nad Prosną, within Ostrzeszów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1]
History
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1294, it was also mentioned in the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305. It was then part of the medieval Piast-ruled Kingdom of Poland.
During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on September 2, 1939, Germans carried out executions of seven local Poles, then set fire to local houses and shot people fleeing from the fire (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 93.
