Parzniew

Parzniew
Village
Monument to the victims of the 1939 massacre
Monument to the victims of the 1939 massacre
Parzniew is located in Poland
Parzniew
Parzniew
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 52°9′N 20°46′E / 52.150°N 20.767°E / 52.150; 20.767
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyPruszków
GminaBrwinów
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWPR

Parzniew [ˈpaʐɲɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brwinów, within Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

During the Invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, on 12 September 1939, around 100 Polish prisoners of war were massacred in Parzniew by the German Wehrmacht.

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).