Malankowo

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°20′N 18°43′E / 53.333°N 18.717°E / 53.333; 18.717Country PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyChełmnoGminaLisewoTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationCCHHighways

Malankowo [malaŋˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lisewo, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Lisewo, 20 km (12 mi) east of Chełmno, and 34 km (21 mi) north of Toruń. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, local Polish teachers were murdered by the Germans in a massacre of Poles committed in nearby Klamry as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

Transport

The Polish A1 motorway runs nearby, east of the village.

References

  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. pp. 165–166.


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