Chojęcin

Village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
51°16′N 17°57′E / 51.267°N 17.950°E / 51.267; 17.950Country PolandVoivodeshipGreater PolandCountyKępnoGminaBralinPopulation
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Chojęcin [xɔˈjɛnt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bralin, within Kępno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Bralin, 3 km (2 mi) south-west of Kępno, and 145 km (90 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

History

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Nazi Germany until 1945. In 1939, the Germans carried out the first expulsions of Poles, who were deported in freight trains to Mińsk Mazowiecki in the more-eastern part of German-occupied Poland.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 184. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.


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