Spokojna Explained

Spokojna
Settlement Type:Village
Coordinates:51.9392°N 16.1028°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lubusz
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wschowa
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Sława
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:FWS

Spokojna [1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sława, within Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[2]

History

During World War II, in January 1945, the Germans committed a massacre of some 20 Jewish women, who were unable to further walk during a death march from a just dissolved subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in Sława.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße . M. Kaemmerer. 2004. 3-7921-0368-0 . de.
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  3. Toczewski. Andrzej. 2017. Filie obozów koncentracyjnych na Środkowym Nadodrzu. Ziemia Lubuska. Zielona Góra. pl. 3. 126. 2450-3355.