Koźle [ˈkɔʑlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Stryków, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Zgierz, and 20 km (12 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.
Koźle | |
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Village | |
 Saint Stephen church in Koźle | |
  Koźle | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′26″N 19°35′4″E / 51.94056°N 19.58444°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Zgierz |
| Gmina | Stryków |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EZG |
History
Koźle was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Brzeziny County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
On 8 September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland which started World War II, invading German troops carried out a massacre of 17 local Polish farmers (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]
Transport
The Polish A1 motorway runs nearby, east of the village.