Mierzęcin | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°57′N 15°50′E / 52.950°N 15.833°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lubusz |
County | Strzelce-Drezdenko |
Gmina | Dobiegniew |
Population | 350 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | FSD |
Mierzęcin [mjɛˈʐɛnt͡ɕin] ( German: Mehrenthin)[ citation needed] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobiegniew, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. [1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Dobiegniew, 22 km (14 mi) east of Strzelce Krajeńskie, and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
The village has a population of 350.
During World War II, on April 1, 1942, the village was the site of a public execution of a 34-year-old Polish man, unfoundedly accused of raping a German girl. [2] The Gestapo carried out the execution despite the opposition to the charge from the local village chief, the population and the girl's family. [2]
Mierzęcin | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°57′N 15°50′E / 52.950°N 15.833°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lubusz |
County | Strzelce-Drezdenko |
Gmina | Dobiegniew |
Population | 350 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | FSD |
Mierzęcin [mjɛˈʐɛnt͡ɕin] ( German: Mehrenthin)[ citation needed] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobiegniew, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. [1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Dobiegniew, 22 km (14 mi) east of Strzelce Krajeńskie, and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
The village has a population of 350.
During World War II, on April 1, 1942, the village was the site of a public execution of a 34-year-old Polish man, unfoundedly accused of raping a German girl. [2] The Gestapo carried out the execution despite the opposition to the charge from the local village chief, the population and the girl's family. [2]