Nowa Cerkiew, Chojnice County

Nowa Cerkiew [ˈnɔva ˈt͡sɛrkʲɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Chojnice and 97 km (60 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Nowa Cerkiew
Village
Mary Magdalene church in Nowa Cerkiew
Mary Magdalene church in Nowa Cerkiew
Nowa Cerkiew is located in Poland
Nowa Cerkiew
Nowa Cerkiew
Coordinates: 53°41′59″N 17°41′7″E / 53.69972°N 17.68528°E / 53.69972; 17.68528
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyChojnice
GminaChojnice
Population
592
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGCH

History

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Grave of priest Józef Mańkowski

Nowa Cerkiew was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local Polish parish priest Józef Mańkowski [pl] was arrested and then murdered by the Germans in a mass execution of Poles carried out in November 1939 in the so-called Valley of Death near Chojnice (see Intelligenzaktion).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 82 (in Polish)
  3. ^ "Józef Mańkowski" (in Polish). Retrieved 20 September 2020.