Podwiesk [ˈpɔdvjɛsk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Chełmno, 41 km (25 mi) north of Toruń, and 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.
Podwiesk | |
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Village | |
  Podwiesk | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′N 18°35′E / 53.400°N 18.583°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Chełmno |
| Gmina | Gmina Chełmno |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CCH |
History edit
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Podwiesk was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 44.
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