Mysłów, Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Mysłów.

Mysłów
Village
Mysłów
Coordinates: 50°34′31″N 19°12′16″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Myszków
Gmina	Koziegłowy
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SMY

Mysłów [ˈmɨswuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koziegłowy, within Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Koziegłowy, 8 km (5 mi) west of Myszków, and 39 km (24 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.

History

During the invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on 3 September 1939, twenty two Polish residents of Mysłów, including ten children, were burned alive by the Germans (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).^[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 98.