Welun

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Welun is the German name for the Polish town of Wieluń, known for being one of the first places bombed at the start of World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Welun canonical 2

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
attackedBy German Luftwaffe ⓘ
linked to: Luftwaffe
attackType aerial bombing ⓘ
bombingStartTime around 4:40 a.m. on 1939-09-01 ⓘ
category Cities and towns in Łódź Voivodeship ⓘ
World War II sites in Poland ⓘ
civilianCasualties yes ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
consideredByHistoriansAs one of the first terror bombings of World War II ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
distanceFromŁódź approximately 90 km southwest ⓘ
eventDate 1939-09-01 ⓘ
hasGermanName Welun ⓘ
hasMunicipalRightsSince 13th century ⓘ
hasPolishName Wieluń ⓘ
hasPopulationRange between 20,000 and 30,000 inhabitants ⓘ
hasWarMemorial yes ⓘ
historicalEvent German invasion of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Poland
historicalRegion Greater Poland ⓘ
Sieradz Land ⓘ
knownFor German Luftwaffe bombing on 1 September 1939 ⓘ
being one of the first towns bombed in World War II ⓘ
languageMajority Polish ⓘ
locatedIn central Poland ⓘ
Łódź Voivodeship ⓘ
memorializes victims of the 1939 bombing ⓘ
notableBuildingDestroyed churches ⓘ
hospital ⓘ
town center ⓘ
partOf Wieluń County ⓘ
preWarCountry Second Polish Republic ⓘ
river Pyszna River ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time ⓘ
voivodeshipCapitalOf Wieluń County ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wieluń → germanName → Welun ⓘ
Welun → hasGermanName → Welun ⓘ