Malankowo [malaŋˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lisewo, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Lisewo, 20 km (12 mi) east of Chełmno, and 34 km (21 mi) north of Toruń. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

Malankowo
Village
Malankowo is located in Poland
Malankowo
Malankowo
Coordinates: 53°20′N 18°43′E / 53.333°N 18.717°E / 53.333; 18.717
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyChełmno
GminaLisewo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCCH
Highways

History

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During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, local Polish teachers were murdered by the Germans in a massacre of Poles committed in nearby Klamry as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

Transport

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The Polish A1 motorway runs nearby, east of the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 165–166.