Orle | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Forester's lodge in Orle | |
  Orle | |
| Coordinates: 54°3′14″N 18°12′41″E / 54.05389°N 18.21139°E | |
| Country | 
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kościerzyna |
| Gmina | Liniewo |
| Population | 488 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GKS |
Orle [ˈɔrlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liniewo, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Liniewo, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Kościerzyna, and 45 km (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the historic region of Pomerania.
History
During the German occupation of Poland ( World War II), Orle was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion, [2] and Poles from Orle were also executed in the forest between Skarszewy and Więckowy. [3]
References
- ^ "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. 44.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 153.
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Orle | |
|---|---|
Village | |
|
Forester's lodge in Orle | |
Orle | |
| Coordinates: 54°3′14″N 18°12′41″E / 54.05389°N 18.21139°E | |
| Country |
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kościerzyna |
| Gmina | Liniewo |
| Population | 488 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GKS |
Orle [ˈɔrlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liniewo, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. [1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Liniewo, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Kościerzyna, and 45 km (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the historic region of Pomerania.
History
During the German occupation of Poland ( World War II), Orle was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion, [2] and Poles from Orle were also executed in the forest between Skarszewy and Więckowy. [3]
References
- ^ "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. 44.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 153.
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