Rekówka [rɛˈkufka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciepielów, within Lipsko County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Lipsko and 116 km (72 mi) south of Warsaw.
Rekówka | |
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Village | |
.jpg) Bridge over the Iłżanka River in Rekówka | |
  Rekówka | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′N 21°38′E / 51.250°N 21.633°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Lipsko |
| Gmina | Ciepielów |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WLI |
History edit
Rekówka was a private village, administratively located in the Radom County in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland,[2]
During the German occupation (World War II), on December 6, 1942, German Gendarmerie murdered ten Poles from Rekówka who were suspected of hiding the Jewish refuges. The victims were two men, two women and six children.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Województwo sandomierskie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. 1993. p. 3.
- ^ Datner, Szymon (1968). Las sprawiedliwych (in Polish). Warsaw: Książka i Wiedza. pp. 90–91.
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