Działoszyn [d͡ʑaˈwɔʂɨn] (German: Dilltal) is a town in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,627 inhabitants as of December 2021.[1] At the beginning of World War II, the town was heavily bombed by the Germans, and most of its Jews fled to nearby Paincheno, where they were employed in forced labor. Eventually, the town's Jews were murdered in the Holocaust.[2]

Działoszyn
Town centre
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°7′4″N 18°52′12″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Pajęczno
Gmina	Działoszyn
Established	1412
Town rights	1412, 1994
Government
• Mayor	Rafał Drab
Area
• Total	4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021[1])
• Total	5,627
• Density	1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	98-355
Area code	+48 43
Car plates	EPJ
Website	https://www.dzialoszyn.pl

Gallery

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  A monument in memory of the Jews of the community who were murdered in the Holocaust, Kiryat Shaul cemetery, Tel Aviv
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  Presbytery in Działoszyn
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  Kayak station
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  Męciński Palace

References

External links

• Official site of Działoszyn
• Jewish Community of Działoszyn/Zaloshin

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