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
Village
Podwiesk is located in Poland
Podwiesk
Podwiesk
Coordinates: 53°24′N 18°35′E / 53.400°N 18.583°E / 53.400; 18.583
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyChełmno
GminaChełmno
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCCH

History

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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

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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. 44.