Wielkie Lniska

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°28′34″N 18°50′27″E / 53.47611°N 18.84083°E / 53.47611; 18.84083Country PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyGrudziądzGminaGrudziądzTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationCGR

Wielkie Lniska [ˈvjɛlkʲɛ ˈlniska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Grudziądz and 52 km (32 mi) north of Toruń.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Wielkie Lniska was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References

  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. 47.


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