Kaszów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Kaszów [ˈkaʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liszki, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Liszki and 16 km (10 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
Kaszów | |
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  Kaszów | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′20″N 19°43′8″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Kraków County |
| Gmina | Liszki |
| Population | 2,030 |
| Website | http://www.kaszow.pl |
The village has a population of 2,030.
During the Second World War 27 Polish civilians (including 7 women) were tortured and murdered on July 1, 1943, in Kaszów by troops of German Police and SS. 24 households were burned.[2]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Józef Fajkowski, Jan Religa: Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na wsi polskiej 1939-1945. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Książka i Wiedza, 1981, s. 166
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