Cimochy, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Cimochy, Podlaskie Voivodeship.

Cimochy
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Olecko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wieliczki
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.9667°N 63°W
Population Total:456
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:NOE
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Cimochy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczki, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

It lies approximately 7km (04miles) east of Wieliczki, 150NaN0 south-east of Olecko, and 1450NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

History

Historically, the village was known in Polish as both Cimochy and Czymochy.[2] As of 1600, the population of the village was exclusively Polish.[3]

During World War II, the Polish resistance carried out acts of sabotage against Nazi Germany. In 1944, the Polish Home Army twice damaged a sawmill that produced timber for the German Army, and mined railroad tracks, causing a freight train to derail.[4]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I. 1880. pl. Warszawa. 884.
  3. Book: Kętrzyński, Wojciech. Wojciech Kętrzyński. 1882. O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich. pl. Lwów. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. 502.
  4. Brenda. Waldemar. 2007. Pogranicze Prus Wschodnich i Polski w działaniach polskiej konspiracji w latach II wojny światowej. Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie. 4. pl. 517.