Karnkowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
52°52′N 19°15′E / 52.867°N 19.250°E / 52.867; 19.250Country PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyLipnoGminaGmina LipnoTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationCLINational 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

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

  • Stanisław Karnkowski (1520–1603), archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, bishop of Kuyavia, royal secretary of Polish kings, interrex in 1586–1587
  • Józef Bartczak [pl] (1894–1940), Polish military officer, Katyn massacre victim

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
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