Wielkie Lniska
Wielkie Lniska | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Virgin Mary | |
  Wielkie Lniska | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′34″N 18°50′27″E / 53.47611°N 18.84083°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Grudziądz |
| Gmina | Grudziądz |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CGR |
Wielkie Lniska [ˈvjɛlkʲɛ ˈlniska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Grudziądz and 52 km (32 mi) north of Toruń.
History
[edit]During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Wielkie Lniska was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 47.
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