Stary Lubotyń

Stary Lubotyń [ˈstarɨ luˈbɔtɨɲ] is a village in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stary Lubotyń.^[2] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Ostrów Mazowiecka and 102 km (63 mi) north-east of Warsaw.

History

The local Catholic church was established in 1497.^[3] Lubotyń was a private church village of the Diocese of Płock,^[4] administratively located in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1827, it had a population of 195.^[3]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on 23 January 1943, the German gendarmerie committed a massacre of eight young Poles, who were caught at a dance party (see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).^[5]

^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ ^a ^b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warszawa. 1884. p. 448.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XV. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa. 1902. p. 246.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Bartniczak, Mieczysław (1974). "Eksterminacja ludności w powiecie Ostrów Mazowiecka w latach okupacji hitlerowskiej (1939–1944)". Rocznik Mazowiecki (in Polish). No. 5. p. 178.

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