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Karnkowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 52°52′N 19°15′E / 52.867°N 19.250°E / 52.867; 19.250
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Karnkowo
Village
Church of Saint Hedwig in Karnkowo
Church of Saint Hedwig in Karnkowo
Karnkowo is located in Poland
Karnkowo
Karnkowo
Coordinates: 52°52′N 19°15′E / 52.867°N 19.250°E / 52.867; 19.250
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyLipno
GminaGmina Lipno
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCLI
National roads

Karnkowo [karnˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lipno, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Lipno and 47 km (29 mi) south-east of Toruń. It is located in the historic Dobrzyń Land.

History

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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the forest of Karnkowo was the site of large massacres, in which Germans murdered around 200 Poles, inhabitants of Karnkowo, as well as nearby towns of Lipno and Skępe and other nearby villages.[2] Local teacher Władysław Karczewski was among Polish teachers murdered in the Mauthausen concentration camp during the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 175.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, p. 180