Kobylniki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Twardowski Palace in Kobylniki | |
  Kobylniki | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′N 16°33′E / 52.667°N 16.550°E | |
| Country | 
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Szamotuły |
| Gmina | Obrzycko |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PSZ |
Kobylniki [kɔbɨlˈniki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obrzycko, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Obrzycko, 8 km (5 mi) north of Szamotuły, and 39 km (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.
The landmark of Kobylniki is the Neo-Renaissance Kobylniki Palace, designed by Zygmunt Gorgolewski and built for the Twardowski family.
History
Kobylniki was mentioned in 1218 as a possession of the Cistercian monastery Łekno, [2] and later it was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. [3]
During the German occupation of Poland ( World War II), the forest of Kobylniki was the site of large massacres of Poles from nearby towns and villages, carried out by the Germans. [4] There is a memorial at the site. During the Intelligenzaktion, Poles from Kobylniki were also murdered in Kościan and the Mauthausen concentration camp. [5]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XV, Część II (in Polish). Warsaw. 1902. p. 97.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. 2017. p. 1a.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 199.
- ^ Wardzyńska, pp. 198, 231-232
| Seat (not part of the gmina) |  | |
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| Villages | ||
 | This Szamotuły County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Kobylniki | |
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Village | |
|
Twardowski Palace in Kobylniki | |
Kobylniki | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′N 16°33′E / 52.667°N 16.550°E | |
| Country |
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Szamotuły |
| Gmina | Obrzycko |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PSZ |
Kobylniki [kɔbɨlˈniki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Obrzycko, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Obrzycko, 8 km (5 mi) north of Szamotuły, and 39 km (24 mi) north-west of the regional capital Poznań.
The landmark of Kobylniki is the Neo-Renaissance Kobylniki Palace, designed by Zygmunt Gorgolewski and built for the Twardowski family.
History
Kobylniki was mentioned in 1218 as a possession of the Cistercian monastery Łekno, [2] and later it was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. [3]
During the German occupation of Poland ( World War II), the forest of Kobylniki was the site of large massacres of Poles from nearby towns and villages, carried out by the Germans. [4] There is a memorial at the site. During the Intelligenzaktion, Poles from Kobylniki were also murdered in Kościan and the Mauthausen concentration camp. [5]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
-
^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XV, Część II (in Polish). Warsaw. 1902. p. 97.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. 2017. p. 1a.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 199.
- ^ Wardzyńska, pp. 198, 231-232
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