Małe Walichnowy [ˈmawɛ valixˈnɔvɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pelplin, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Pelplin, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Tczew, and 50 km (31 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.

Małe Walichnowy
Village
Old farm in Małe Walichnowy
Old farm in Małe Walichnowy
Małe Walichnowy is located in Poland
Małe Walichnowy
Małe Walichnowy
Coordinates: 53°56′16″N 18°50′38″E / 53.93778°N 18.84389°E / 53.93778; 18.84389
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyTczew
GminaPelplin
Population
415
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGTC

History

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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Małe Walichnowy was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Local teachers were murdered by the occupiers during large massacres of Poles carried out in 1939 in the Forest of Szpęgawsk, also as part of the 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. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 43.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 150.