Kolonka
Encyclopedia
Kolonka k is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Pionki
, within Radom County
, Masovian Voivodeship
, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Pionki
, 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Radom
, and 89 km (55 mi) south of Warsaw
.
During the World War II in the Kolonka's forest was a guerilla group of Armia Krajowa
. Lieutenant "Longin" Dąbkowski and Stanisław Siczek "Jeleń" took the command of this group.
From 1945 to 1975 the village belonged to the former Kielce Voivodeship
, and from 1975 to 1998 to the former Radom Voivodeship
.
In Kolonka is the stadium of People's Sport Club "Jodła Jedlnia-Letnisko" (since 1949).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Pionki
Gmina Pionki
Gmina Pionki is a rural gmina in Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Pionki, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
, within Radom County
Radom County
Radom County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Radom, although the city is not...
, Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Pionki
Pionki
Pionki is a town in Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship, central Poland with 20 063 inhabitants . Previously it was in Radom Voivodeship and in Kielce Voivodeship .Punk rock band The Bill comes from Pionki...
, 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Radom
Radom
Radom is a city in central Poland with 223,397 inhabitants . It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship ; 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and...
, and 89 km (55 mi) south of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
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During the World War II in the Kolonka's forest was a guerilla group of Armia Krajowa
Armia Krajowa
The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces...
. Lieutenant "Longin" Dąbkowski and Stanisław Siczek "Jeleń" took the command of this group.
From 1945 to 1975 the village belonged to the former Kielce Voivodeship
Kielce Voivodeship
Kielce Voivodeship is a former unit of administrative division and local government in Poland.-1921-1938:Kielce Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1921-1939. Back then, it covered a large chunk of central part of the country, including such...
, and from 1975 to 1998 to the former Radom Voivodeship
Radom Voivodeship
Radom Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Masovian Voivodeship...
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In Kolonka is the stadium of People's Sport Club "Jodła Jedlnia-Letnisko" (since 1949).