Magdalenka, Masovian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Magdalenka.
Magdalenka
Village

Sarenki Street in Magdalenka
Magdalenka
Coordinates: 52°5′48″N 20°54′33″E / 52.09667°N 20.90917°E / 52.09667; 20.90917
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Piaseczno
Gmina Lesznowola
Population 400

Magdalenka [maɡdaˈlɛŋka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesznowola, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Lesznowola, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Piaseczno, and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Warsaw.

The village has a population of 400.

It was also the site of a bloodly conflict between Polish Special Forces, BOA, and two heavily armed mafia combatants in 2003. It resulted in two police officers being killed and eighteen wounded. The mafia combatants used homemade mines and explosives, while they also had at least twenty eight weapons - from handguns to rifles.[2]

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Coordinates: 52°5′48″N 20°54′33″E / 52.09667°N 20.90917°E / 52.09667; 20.90917

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