Wielkie Czyste
Wielkie Czyste | |
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 St. Catherine's Church in Wielkie Czyste | |
  Wielkie Czyste  Wielkie Czyste | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′33″N 18°29′57″E / 53.29250°N 18.49917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Chełmno |
| Gmina | Stolno |
| Population | 120 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CCH |
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Wielkie Czyste [ˈvjɛlkʲɛ ˈt͡ʂɨstɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stolno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Stolno, 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Chełmno, 30 km (19 mi) north of Toruń, and 39 km (24 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.
The landmark of Wielkie Czyste is the Gothic church of St. Catherine, built in the 13th century.
History[edit]
During the German occupation (World War II), local Polish priests were murdered by the Germans in a massacre of Poles committed in 1939 in nearby Klamry as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 165–166.
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