Mieleszyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship Explained

See also: Mieleszyn, Łódź Voivodeship.

Mieleszyn
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Greater Poland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gniezno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Mieleszyn
Coordinates:52.6681°N 17.5006°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:763[1]
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Dfb

Mieleszyn is a village in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mieleszyn.[2] It lies approximately 17km (11miles) north-west of Gniezno and 500NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

During the German occupation (World War II), Mieleszyn 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. https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/bdl/metadane/cechy/4182 Dane wg stanu na 2023.10.19
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  3. Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warsaw, 2009, p. 275 (in Polish)