Dąbrówka Mała

Dąbrówka Mała (German: Kleindombrowka, Eichenau) is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 3.68 km2 and in 2007 had 5,411 inhabitants.[1]

Dąbrówka Mała
Church in Dąbrówka Mała
Location of Dąbrówka Mała within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′37″N 19°04′51″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
County/CityKatowice
Area
  Total3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total5,411
  Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)(+48) 032
Vehicle registrationSK
Primary airportKatowice Airport

During the German occupation (World War II), on April 3–4, 1940, the German police committed a massacre of 40 Poles from Katowice in Dąbrówka Mała (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2] The occupiers also operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in Dąbrówka Mała.[3]

References

  1. Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 142.
  3. "Polenlager Kattowitz-Eichenau". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.