Wieluń

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Wieluń is a town in south-central Poland historically known as one of the first targets of German aerial bombardment at the start of World War II.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wieluń canonical 15
Wieluń area 1
Wieluń town center 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeStatus urban gmina ⓘ
area about 16 square kilometres ⓘ
bombardmentBy Luftwaffe ⓘ
bombardmentCivilianCasualties hundreds of civilians killed ⓘ
bombardmentContext invasion of Poland ⓘ
start of World War II in Europe ⓘ
bombardmentDate 1 September 1939 ⓘ
bombardmentMilitaryTargets no significant military targets present ⓘ
coordinates approximately 51.22°N 18.57°E ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
distanceFrom about 90 km southwest of Łódź ⓘ
firstMentioned 13th century ⓘ
germanName Welun ⓘ
hasCommemoration annual ceremonies on 1 September ⓘ
hasHistoricStructure remains of medieval town walls ⓘ
hasMemorial monuments commemorating 1939 bombing victims ⓘ
hasMuseum Wieluń Regional Museum ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding Bernardine monastery in Wieluń ⓘ
Collegiate Church of the Annunciation in Wieluń ⓘ
hasTwinTown Lutherstadt Eisleben ⓘ
linked to: Eisleben

Steinheim an der Murr ⓘ
Stryi ⓘ
Vilnius District Municipality ⓘ
historicalEvent occupation by Nazi Germany 1939–1945 ⓘ
historicalRegion Lesser Poland ⓘ
Silesia ⓘ
isCountySeatOf Wieluń County ⓘ
locatedIn Wieluń County ⓘ
south-central Poland ⓘ
Łódź Voivodeship ⓘ
notableEvent German aerial bombardment on 1 September 1939 ⓘ
oftenDescribedAs one of the first targets of German aerial bombardment in World War II ⓘ
site of one of the first war crimes of World War II ⓘ
population approximately 23000 ⓘ
populationAsOf 2020s ⓘ
postalCode 98-300 ⓘ
rebuiltAfter destruction in 1939 bombing ⓘ
river Pyszna River ⓘ
timeZone CET ⓘ
timeZoneDST CEST ⓘ
townRightsGranted 1283 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode EWI ⓘ
voivodeshipBefore1999 Sieradz Voivodeship ⓘ
voivodeshipCapitalOf Wieluń Voivodeship ⓘ
voivodeshipCapitalPeriod 1313–1793 ⓘ

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