Summary
Torzeniec [tɔˈʐɛɲɛt͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Doruchów, within Ostrzeszów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Doruchów, 10 km (6 mi) east of Ostrzeszów, and 139 km (86 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Torzeniec | |
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Village | |
 Torzeniec Palace | |
  Torzeniec | |
| Coordinates: 51°24′N 18°8′E / 51.400°N 18.133°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Ostrzeszów |
| Gmina | Doruchów |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | POT |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
History edit
During the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II in September 1939, while fighting at night, German troops mistakenly fired on each other and then blamed the local Polish inhabitants.[2] In "retaliation," German soldiers set fire to the village, shot at fleeing residents, and then organized a nighttime manhunt.[2] Additionally, they executed 18 captured Polish men the next morning (the Torzeniec massacre, see also Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]