Pińczata [piɲˈt͡ʂata] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włocławek, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Włocławek and 58 km (36 mi) south-east of Toruń. It is located within the historic region of Kuyavia.
Pińczata | |
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Village | |
 Memorial at the site of a German massacre of Poles from World War II | |
  Pińczata | |
| Coordinates: 52°36′12″N 19°4′50″E / 52.60333°N 19.08056°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Włocławek |
| Gmina | Włocławek |
| Population | 750 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CWL |
During the occupation of Poland (World War II), the forest of Pińczata was the site of German massacres of Poles from Włocławek, carried out 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. p. 210.
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