Markówka
Village in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
51°39′N 19°14′E / 51.650°N 19.233°E / 51.650; 19.233
PolandMarkówka [marˈkufka] (German: Hochweiler) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobroń, within Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Dobroń, 11 km (7 mi) west of Pabianice, and 22 km (14 mi) south-west of the regional capital Łódź.[1]
The village was founded in 1802 as a colony of German settlers, they called it Hochweiler. In 1822, 167 people lived here, at the end of the century - 288 people, and in 1921 - 222, of whom 211 professed Protestantism. The village belonged to the Evangelical parish in Pabianice. After World War II the village was abandoned as the inhabitants fled West, a state farm was established here.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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