Kornatowo Explained

Kornatowo
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:Lisewo
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.2833°N 57°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:CCH
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Kornatowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lisewo, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) south-west of Lisewo, 180NaN0 south-east of Chełmno, and 280NaN0 north of Toruń. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

The Kornatowskie Lake is located near the village.

History

In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 347 people.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Kornatowo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

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 IV. 1883. pl. Warsaw. 405.
  3. Book: . The Pomeranian Crime 1939. 2018. Warsaw. IPN. 42.