Guźnia | |
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 Polish war cemetery from World War II in Guźnia | |
  Guźnia | |
| Coordinates:52°5′1″N19°48′45″E / 52.08361°N 19.81250°E /52.08361; 19.81250 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Łowicz |
| Gmina | Łowicz |
| Population | 175[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Guźnia[ˈɡuʑɲa] is avillage in the administrative district ofGmina Łowicz, withinŁowicz County,Łódź Voivodeship, in centralPoland.[2] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) west ofŁowicz and 41 km (25 mi) north-east of the regional capitalŁódź. It is located within the historic region ofMazovia.
Guźnia dates back to the 14th century, and was first mentioned in 1367.[3] Its name is derived from theOld Polish wordgozd ("forest").[3] Guźnia was a private church village within thePolish Crown, administratively located in theRawa Voivodeship in theGreater Poland Province of the Polish Crown, owned by theArchdiocese of Gniezno. In the second half of the 16th century, the village was located in the administrative unitSochaczew Land of the local governmentRawa Voivodeship in the historicalKingdom of Poland.[4] It belonged to theChruślin estate of theArchbishops of Gniezn.[5]
During theGermaninvasion of Poland, which startedWorld War II, on September 16, 1939,Wehrmacht troops murdered 12Polish farmers from Guźnia and nearbyBocheń near the Rydwan lake, south Guźnia (see alsoNazi crimes against the Polish nation).[6] There is a Polish military cemetery in the village.[3]
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