Lipinki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Explained

Lipinki
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nowe Miasto
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Biskupiec
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.4667°N 38°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:760
Population Footnotes:(approx.)
Registration Plate:NNM

Lipinki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south-west of Biskupiec, 190NaN0 west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 860NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag XX-A prisoner-of-war camp was operated by the Germans in the village.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Bukowska. Hanna. 2013. Obóz jeniecki Stalag XXA w Toruniu 1939-1945. Rocznik Toruński. Towarzystwo Miłośników Torunia, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. pl. 40. 107. 0557-2177.