Koźmice Wielkie Explained

Koźmice Wielkie
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lesser Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wieliczka
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wieliczka
Coordinates:49.9472°N 20.0347°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:2522
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:KWI
Website:http://www.kozmice.wieliczka.eu

Koźmice Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south-west of Wieliczka and 150NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

History

By 1883, Koźmice Wielkie had a population of 958.[2]

During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on September 12, 1939, the German Sicherheitspolizei carried out a massacre of 32 Jews in the village.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV. 1883. pl. Warszawa. 568.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warszawa. IPN. 124.