Słupno | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°30′18″N 19°50′14″E / 52.50500°N 19.83722°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Płock |
Gmina | Słupno |
Population | 790 |
Time zone | UTC+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.