Wielkie Lniska [ˈvjɛlkʲɛ ˈlniska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Grudziądz and 52 km (32 mi) north of Toruń.
Wielkie Lniska | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Virgin Mary | |
  Wielkie Lniska | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′34″N 18°50′27″E / 53.47611°N 18.84083°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Grudziądz |
| Gmina | Grudziądz |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CGR |
History
editDuring the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Wielkie Lniska was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 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.
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 47.
