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Dąbrówka Mała

Coordinates: 50°16′37″N 19°04′51″E / 50.27694°N 19.08083°E / 50.27694; 19.08083
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Dąbrówka Mała
Coat of arms of Dąbrówka Mała
Location of Dąbrówka Mała within Katowice
Location of Dąbrówka Mała within Katowice
Coordinates: 50°16′37″N 19°04′51″E / 50.27694°N 19.08083°E / 50.27694; 19.08083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
County/CityKatowice
Area
 • Total3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total5,411
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(+48) 032
Vehicle registrationSK
Primary airportKatowice Airport

Dąbrówka Mała (German: Kleindombrowka, Eichenau) is a district of Katowice. It has an area of 3.68 km2 and in 2007 had 5,411 inhabitants.[1]

During the German occupation (World War II), on April 3–4, 1940, the German police committed a massacre of 40 Poles from Katowice in Dąbrówka Mała (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2] The occupiers also operated a Polenlager forced labour camp for Poles in Dąbrówka Mała.[3]

Sights

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Landmarks of Dąbrówka Mała include the Saint Anthony church and the former Dąbrówka Mała Gmina Office (now a healthcare center). There are two parks in the district: Park w Dąbrówce and Park Zielony Zakątek. At Plac Żołnierzy Września, the district's main square, there is a monument dedicated to Poles massacred by the Germans in Dąbrówka Mała on April 3–4, 1940.

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References

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  1. ^ Urząd Miasta Katowice. "Katowice - Studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego" (PDF) (in Polish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 142.
  3. ^ "Polenlager Kattowitz-Eichenau". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 5 June 2021.