Słupno
Village
Saint Martin church in Słupno
Saint Martin church in Słupno
Coat of arms of Słupno
Coat of arms
Słupno is located in Poland
Słupno
Słupno
Coordinates: 52°30′18″N 19°50′14″E / 52.50500°N 19.83722°E / 52.50500; 19.83722
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyPłock
GminaSłupno
Population
790
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Słupno [ˈswupnɔ] is a village in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Słupno.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Płock and 86 km (53 mi) west of Warsaw.

The history of the village dates back to the 10th century, when a medieval Slavic stronghold was built at the site. The oldest known mention of the village dates back to the 12th century.[2] In 1254, komes Żyro (local administration official) granted the village to the Płock Cathedral, and in 1443, Płock bishop Paweł Giżycki granted the village to archdeacon Ścibor.[2][3]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Archbishop of Płock Antoni Julian Nowowiejski, and suffragan Bishop Leon Wetmański, two of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II, were imprisoned in the village, before they were murdered in the Soldau concentration camp in 1941.[4] In 1942 the Germans carried out a massacre of 25 Polish inhabitants of Słupno and nearby settlements.[2] There is a monument dedicated to the victims in the village.[2]

There is a historic preserved wooden church of St. Martin in the village.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Rys historyczny". Gmina Słupno (in Polish). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Vol. X, Warsaw, 1889, p. 859 (in Polish)
  4. ↑ Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warsaw, 2009, p. 233 (in Polish)


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