Piotrków Kujawski

Piotrków Kujawski [ˈpʲɔtrkuf kuˈjafskʲi] (German: Petrikau) is a town in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,463 inhabitants (2004).

Piotrków Kujawski
Gothic Saint James church in Piotrków Kujawski
Coat of arms
Piotrków Kujawski
Coordinates: 52°32′49″N 18°30′3″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Radziejów
Gmina	Piotrków Kujawski
First mentioned	1252
Town rights	1589
Area
• Total	9.76 km^2 (3.77 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	4,509
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	88-230
Website	http://www.piotrkowkujawski.pl

The oldest known mention of Piotrków dates back to 1252.[1] It was granted town rights in 1589 by King Sigismund III of Poland.[1]

Before World War II, Piotrków Kujawski's Jewish population numbered between 800 and 900. Under the German occupation, the Jews were placed in a ghetto, stripped of their possessions, and forced to do unpaid labor. In 1941, a few were sent to labor camps. In April 1942, the remaining Jews were rounded up and sent in trucks to the Chelmno killing center where they were immediately murdered. Only fourteen of the prewar population are known to have survived. [2]

References

1. "Historia". Serwis UMiG Piotrków Kujawski (in Polish). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
2. Megargee, Geoffrey (2012). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos. Bloomington, Indiana: University of Indiana Press. p. Volume II, pp. 93-94. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.