Sprowa

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Sprowa
Village
Sprowa is located in Poland
Sprowa
Sprowa
Coordinates: 50°35′55″N 19°53′29″E / 50.59861°N 19.89139°E / 50.59861; 19.89139Coordinates: 50°35′55″N 19°53′29″E / 50.59861°N 19.89139°E / 50.59861; 19.89139
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŚwiętokrzyskie
CountyJędrzejów
GminaSłupia
Population
370
Vehicle registrationTJE

Sprowa [ˈsprɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupia, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Słupia, 30 km (19 mi) west of Jędrzejów, and 61 km (38 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kielce.[1]

The village has a population of 370.

History[]

Within the Kingdom of Poland, Sprowa was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Odrowąż and Szczepanowski families.

During the German occupation (World War II), a local Polish farmer, Jan Molenda, hid 23 Jews from Szczekociny, Raszków, Łódź, Dąbrowica and Słupia on his farm in 1942-1943, including three families with children (see Rescue of Jews by Poles during the Holocaust).[2] The Germans discovered the hideout, murdered 18 captured Jews on the spot, and arrested Molenda, who then escaped from prison in Jędrzejów, and hid from the Germans until the end of the occupation.[2]

Notable people[]

  • Jan Sprowski (died 1464), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Rejestr faktów represji na obywatelach polskich za pomoc ludności żydowskiej w okresie II wojny światowej (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. 2014. p. 403.


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