Kijewo Królewskie | |
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Village | |
Saint Lawrence Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kijewo Królewskie | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′26″N 18°26′41″E / 53.27389°N 18.44472°E | |
| Country | 
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Chełmno |
| Gmina | Kijewo Królewskie |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CCH |
| Website | http://www.kijewo.pl |
Kijewo Królewskie [kiˈjɛvɔ kruˈlɛfskʲɛ], meaning "Royal Kijewo", is a village in Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. [1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kijewo Królewskie. It lies 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Chełmno, 30 km (19 mi) north-west of Toruń, and 35 km (22 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.
History
During the German occupation ( World War II), inhabitants of Kijewo Królewskie were among the victims of a massacre of around 400 Poles committed in Małe Czyste in autumn 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion. [2] In December 1939–January 1940 and in October 1941, the occupiers also carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy. [3] During the deportation to the General Government (German-occupied central Poland), three people died, a mother with two daughters aged 6 and 9. [4]
Sports
The local football club is LKS Pomowiec Kijewo Królewskie. [5] It competes in the lower leagues.
References
- ^ "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. 166.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 62–63, 98. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ^ Wardzyńska (2017), p. 63
- ^ "LKS Pomowiec Kijewo Królewskie" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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Kijewo Królewskie | |
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Village | |
|
Saint Lawrence Church | |
|
Coat of arms | |
Kijewo Królewskie | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′26″N 18°26′41″E / 53.27389°N 18.44472°E | |
| Country |
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Chełmno |
| Gmina | Kijewo Królewskie |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CCH |
| Website | http://www.kijewo.pl |
Kijewo Królewskie [kiˈjɛvɔ kruˈlɛfskʲɛ], meaning "Royal Kijewo", is a village in Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. [1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kijewo Królewskie. It lies 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Chełmno, 30 km (19 mi) north-west of Toruń, and 35 km (22 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.
History
During the German occupation ( World War II), inhabitants of Kijewo Królewskie were among the victims of a massacre of around 400 Poles committed in Małe Czyste in autumn 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion. [2] In December 1939–January 1940 and in October 1941, the occupiers also carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy. [3] During the deportation to the General Government (German-occupied central Poland), three people died, a mother with two daughters aged 6 and 9. [4]
Sports
The local football club is LKS Pomowiec Kijewo Królewskie. [5] It competes in the lower leagues.
References
- ^ "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. 166.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 62–63, 98. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ^ Wardzyńska (2017), p. 63
- ^ "LKS Pomowiec Kijewo Królewskie" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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