Licheń,_Lubusz_Voivodeship

Licheń, Lubusz Voivodeship

Licheń, Lubusz Voivodeship

Village in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

For the village and shrine in central Poland, see Licheń Stary.

Licheń [ˈlixɛɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelce Krajeńskie, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Strzelce Krajeńskie and 29 km (18 mi) north-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

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History

During World War II, the Germans enslaved Poles as forced labour in the village, and two Polish brothers, aged 23 and 21, were publicly executed by the Gestapo on 23 April 1942.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. [2]
    Mnichowski, Przemysław (1983). "Zbrodnie Gestapo na polskich robotnikach przymusowych na ziemi strzelecko-krajeńskiej w latach 1941–1942". Rocznik Lubuski (in Polish). XII: 244, 246.


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