Pińczata

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Pińczata
Village
Memorial at the site of a German massacre of Poles from World War II
Memorial at the site of a German massacre of Poles from World War II
Pińczata is located in Poland
Pińczata
Pińczata
Coordinates: 52°36′12″N 19°4′50″E / 52.60333°N 19.08056°E / 52.60333; 19.08056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyWłocławek County
GminaGmina Włocławek
Population
750

Pińczata [piɲˈt͡ʂata] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włocławek, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Włocławek and 58 km (36 mi) south-east of Toruń. It is located within the historic region of Kuyavia.

The village has a population of 750.

During the occupation of Poland (World War II), the forest of Pińczata was the site of German massacres of Poles from Włocławek, carried out 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. ^ Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 210 (in Polish)


Coordinates: 52°36′12″N 19°4′50″E / 52.60333°N 19.08056°E / 52.60333; 19.08056


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