Kopydłów [kɔˈpɨdwuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Biała, 6 km (4 mi) north-west of Wieluń, and 89 km (55 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.

Kopydłów
Village
Kopydłów is located in Poland
Kopydłów
Kopydłów
Coordinates: 51°15′N 18°31′E / 51.250°N 18.517°E / 51.250; 18.517
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyWieluń
GminaBiała
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationEWI

History

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In 1827, Kopydłów had a population of 143.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the German gendarmerie carried out expulsions of Poles, who were either enslaved as forced labour in the region or deported to the General Government in the more eastern part of German-occupied Poland.[3] Houses and farms of expelled Poles were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[4]

Transport

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The intersection of National road 74 and Voivodeship road 488 is located east of the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warsaw. 1880. p. 386.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 254. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
  4. ^ Wardzyńska, p. 255