Kazanów, Masovian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Kazanów.
Kazanów
Town
Coat of arms of Kazanów
Coat of arms
Kazanów is located in Poland
Kazanów
Kazanów
Coordinates: 51°16′19″N 21°27′23″E / 51.27194°N 21.45639°E / 51.27194; 21.45639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyZwoleń
GminaKazanów
Founded1566[1]
Population
 • Total
460
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWZW

Kazanów [kaˈzanuf] is a town in Zwoleń County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kazanów.[2] It lies approximately 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Zwoleń and 110 km (68 mi) south of Warsaw.

History

Memorial to the victims of German-perpetrated massacre from 1942

Kazanów was founded in 1566 by the decree of King Sigismund II Augustus on the premises of the adjacent village of Miechów, the heir of which was Marcin Kazanowski.[1] It was a private town of the Kazanowski, Strzałkowski and Wąsowicz noble families,[1] administratively located in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of Poland.

During the German occupation (World War II), on 18 March 1942, the occupiers carried out a massacre of 16 Poles and 16 Jews.

References

  1. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom III (in Polish). Warszawa. 1882. p. 920.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "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).


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