Coordinates: 50°42′56″N 21°34′2″E / 50.71556°N 21.56722°E / 50.71556; 21.56722

Kleczanów

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Kleczanów
Village
Wooden church
Wooden church
Kleczanów is located in Poland
Kleczanów
Kleczanów
Coordinates: 50°42′56″N 21°34′2″E / 50.71556°N 21.56722°E / 50.71556; 21.56722
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountySandomierz
GminaObrazów
Population
 (2006)
570
Post Code
27-641
Area code(+48) 15
Vehicle registrationTSA
Websitewww.kleczanow.pl

Kleczanów [klɛˈt͡ʂanuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obrazów, within Sandomierz County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Obrazów, 14 km (9 mi) west of Sandomierz, and 70 km (43 mi) east of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

History

Nearby Kleczanów Forest features ancient burial grounds from the 8th–10th century.[2]

During World War II, Germans executed several dozens of Polish partisans in the vicinity of the village.[3]

Kleczanów Forest which features ancient burial grounds from the 8th–10th century.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Kleczanów, Oficjalny Serwis Gminy Obrazów Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  3. ^ Kolus, Marian (2011). Miejsca upamiętniające działalność Batalionów Chłopskich w latach 1940-1945 na terenie województwa świętokrzyskiego. W naszej pamięci. Kielce: Ogólnopolski Związek Żołnierzy Batalionów Chłopskich, Zarząd Okręgu--Kielce : Ludowe Towarzystwo Naukowo-Kulturalne w Kielcach. p. 163. ISBN 978-83-88161-39-1. OCLC 881634007.