Kijewo Królewskie Explained

Kijewo Królewskie
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chełmno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kijewo Królewskie
Coordinates:53.2739°N 18.4447°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:CCH
Website:http://www.kijewo.pl

Kijewo Królewskie, 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 11km (07miles) south of Chełmno, 300NaN0 north-west of Toruń, and 350NaN0 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 166.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2017. Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 62–63, 98. 978-83-8098-174-4.
  4. Wardzyńska (2017), p. 63
  5. Web site: LKS Pomowiec Kijewo Królewskie. 22 August 2021. pl.