Święta_Anna,_Silesian_Voivodeship

Święta Anna, Silesian Voivodeship

Święta Anna, Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Święta Anna (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕfjɛnta ˈanna]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa Zielona, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Dąbrowa Zielona, 29 km (18 mi) east of Częstochowa, and 73 km (45 mi) north-east of the regional capital Katowice.

Quick Facts Country, Voivodeship ...

The landmark of Święta Anna is the Baroque Saint Anne Sanctuary.

History

During the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, on September 3, 1939, German troops carried out a massacre of 29 Polish refugees at the local sanctuary (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. [2]
    Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 99.
Stub icon

This Częstochowa County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Święta_Anna,_Silesian_Voivodeship, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.