Wanaty, Masovian Voivodeship

Wanaty
Village
Wanaty
Coordinates: 51°48′N 21°30′E / 51.800°N 21.500°E / 51.800; 21.500
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Garwolin
Gmina Gmina Łaskarzew

Wanaty [vaˈnatɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łaskarzew, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Łaskarzew, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Garwolin, and 58 km (36 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

During World War II units of Schutzpolizei and Sonderdienst, led by Kreishauptmann Karl Freudenthal "pacified" the village and brutally murdered 108 inhabitants.

References


Coordinates: 51°48′N 21°30′E / 51.800°N 21.500°E / 51.800; 21.500

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, July 02, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.