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Kaszów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°2′20″N 19°43′8″E / 50.03889°N 19.71889°E / 50.03889; 19.71889
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Kaszów
Village
Kaszów is located in Poland
Kaszów
Kaszów
Coordinates: 50°2′20″N 19°43′8″E / 50.03889°N 19.71889°E / 50.03889; 19.71889
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyKraków
GminaLiszki
Population
2,030
Websitehttp://www.kaszow.pl

Kaszów [ˈkaʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liszki, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Liszki and 16 km (10 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

During the Second World War 27 Polish civilians (including 7 women) were tortured and murdered on July 1, 1943, in Kaszów by troops of German Police and SS. 24 households were burned.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ Józef Fajkowski, Jan Religa (1981) Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na wsi polskiej 1939-1945. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Książka i Wiedza, p. 166