Wielun

Wielun is a town in crucial Poland with 22,973 inhabitants. Situated within the Lodz Voivodeship, it was formerly in Sieradz Voivodeship. Wielun has a protracted and wealthy history. In the beyond, it was once one of the maximum essential urban locations of the Kingdom of Poland, and the capital of the Land of Wielun. Several Polish kings and notables visited the metropolis, but following the catastrophic Swedish invasion of Poland, Wielun declined and by no means regained its reputation. In September 1939, at some stage in the Invasion of Poland, it changed into bombed by means of the Luftwaffe.

The Bombing of Wielun is taken into consideration to be first bombing in Europe on this warfare. It killed at least 127 civilians, injured masses extra and destroyed the general public of the metropolis. Wielun is an crucial road junction, the town also has a sports activities club WKS Wielun, set up in 1957 after a merger of two in advance clubs. In the beyond, WKS Wielun had numerous departments, inclusive of tune and area, basketball, desk tennis, handball and association soccer. Currently, the handiest last department is football.