Rzgów
Rzgów [ʐɡuf] is a town in Łódź East County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,378 inhabitants (2016).[1] It was incorporated as a town from 1467 until 1870, then it was downgraded to a village. On January 1, 2006 it became a town again.
Rzgów | |
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 Church of Saint Stanislaus | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Rzgów | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′44″N 19°27′35″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Łódź East |
| Gmina | Rzgów |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mateusz Kamiński |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 3,378 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 95-030 |
| Car plates | ELW |
| Website | http://www.rzgow.pl/ |
Rzgów was home of a small Jewish community before World War II. Under the German occupation, Jews from Rzgów and Konin worked for nearby farmers in exchange for food. In 1941, some were sent to the Lodz ghetto and others to Zagorow where later in the year they were murdered in a nearby forest. [2] Survivors, if any, are unknown.
References
- Population. Size and Structure and Vital Statistics in Poland by Territorial Division in 2016, as of December 31 (PDF). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2017. p. 115. ISSN 2451-2087.
- Megargee, g (2012). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos. Bloomington, Indiana: University of Indiana Press. p. Volume II 99-100. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.
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