Irena, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Irena [iˈrɛna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zaklików, within Stalowa Wola County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Zaklików, 19 km (12 mi) north of Stalowa Wola, and 80 km (50 mi) north of the regional capital Rzeszów.
History
According to the 1921 census, the village with the adjacent sawmill had a population of 380, 94.7% Polish and 5.3% Jewish.
During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, on 3 October 1942, the German gendarmerie murdered 12 residents and burnt a few buildings.
References
- ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 40.
- ^ Józef Fajkowski, Jan Religa: Zbrodnie hitlerowskie na wsi polskiej 1939-1945. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Książka i Wiedza, 1981, p. 397