Mordarka

Mordarka
Village
Mordarka is located in Poland
Mordarka
Mordarka
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 49°41′50″N 20°27′47″E / 49.69722°N 20.46306°E / 49.69722; 20.46306
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyLimanowa
GminaLimanowa
Population
 • Total
2,387
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKLI

Mordarka [mɔrˈdarka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Limanowa, within Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

History

In 1881, Mordarka had a population of 772.

During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on 7 September 1939, the Germans committed a massacre of ten people from Limanowa in Mordarka. The victims were nine Jews and a Polish mailman, who tried to persuade the Germans to release the nine arrested Jews.

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1885. p. 674.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Datner, Szymon (1968). Las sprawiedliwych (in Polish). Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza. p. 87.