Nowa Wieś, Grudziądz County

Nowa Wieś
Village
School in Nowa Wieś
School in Nowa Wieś
Nowa Wieś is located in Poland
Nowa Wieś
Nowa Wieś
Coordinates: 53°31′24″N 18°48′44″E / 53.52333°N 18.81222°E / 53.52333; 18.81222
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGrudziądz
GminaGrudziądz
Population
1,300
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCGR

Nowa Wieś [ˈnɔva ˈvjɛɕ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, Polish farmers, workers and policemen from Nowa Wieś were murdered by the German SS and Selbstschutz in the large massacre of Poles committed in nearby Białochowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 172.


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