Działoszyn
Działoszyn [d͡ʑaˈwɔʂɨn] (German: Dilltal) is a town in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,746 inhabitants (2020).[1]
A monument in memory of the Jews of the community who were murdered in the Holocaust. In Kiryat Shaul cemetery in Tel Aviv
Działoszyn | |
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 Town centre | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Działoszyn | |
| Coordinates: 51°7′4″N 18°52′12″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Pajęczno |
| Gmina | Działoszyn |
| Established | 1412 |
| Town rights | 1412, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafał Drab |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2020) | |
| • Total | 5,746  [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 98–355 |
| Area code(s) | +48 43 |
| Car plates | EPJ |
| Website | http://www.dzialoszyn.pl |
At the beginning of World War II, the town was heavily bombed by the Germans, and most of its Jews fled to nearby Paincheno, where they were employed in forced labor. Eventually, the town's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust.[2]
Presbytery in Działoszyn
Kayak station
Męciński Palace
References
- "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 7 November 2021. Data for territorial unit 1009014.
- The story of the Jewish community Działoszyn
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