Linowo [liˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świecie nad Osą, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Świecie nad Osą, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Grudziądz, and 52 km (32 mi) north-east of Toruń. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.
Linowo | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°25′30″N 19°2′35″E / 53.42500°N 19.04306°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Grudziądz |
Gmina | Świecie nad Osą |
Population | 600 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CGR |
History
editDuring the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Linowo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Local sołtys (head of local administration) and several other local Poles, including a 17-year-old boy, were also murdered by the Germans in Mełno in October 1939.[3]
Transport
editThere is a train station in the village.
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. 42.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 274.