Mierzęcin
Village
Mierzęcin Palace
Mierzęcin Palace
Mierzęcin is located in Poland
Mierzęcin
Mierzęcin
Coordinates: 52°57′N 15°50′E / 52.950°N 15.833°E / 52.950; 15.833
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyStrzelce-Drezdenko
GminaDobiegniew
Population
350
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFSD

Mierzęcin [mjɛˈʐɛnt͡ɕin] (German: Mehrenthin) 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.

History

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]

Notable people

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 Mnichowski, Przemysław (1983). "Zbrodnie Gestapo na polskich robotnikach przymusowych na ziemi strzelecko-krajeńskiej w latach 1941–1942". Rocznik Lubuski (in Polish). XII: 241, 243.


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