Mierzyce
Village in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mierzyce [mjɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wierzchlas, within Wieluń County, Łódź Voivodeship, in south-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Wierzchlas, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Wieluń, and 88 km (55 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
Mierzyce | |
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Village | |
 Saint Catherine church in Mierzyce | |
  Mierzyce | |
| Coordinates: 51°9′21″N 18°41′32″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Wieluń |
| Gmina | Wierzchlas |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EWI |
The first church was mentioned in documents from 1460.[2] In 1827, the village had a population of 307.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the German gendarmerie carried out expulsions of Poles, who were placed in a transit camp in Łódź, and then young Poles were deported to forced labour in Germany and German-occupied France, and others were 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]
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