Nowawieś Chełmińska [nɔˈvavjɛɕ xɛu̯ˈmiɲska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Chełmno, 38 km (24 mi) north of Toruń, and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.
Nowawieś Chełmińska | |
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Village | |
 Volunteer fire department in Nowawieś Chełmińska | |
  Nowawieś Chełmińska | |
| Coordinates: 53°22′16″N 18°33′30″E / 53.37111°N 18.55833°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Chełmno |
| Gmina | Chełmno |
| Population | 180 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CCH |
History
editDuring the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, local Polish teachers and farmers were murdered by the Germans in a massacre of Poles committed in nearby Klamry 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.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 165–166.
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