Nowa Chełmża Explained

Nowa Chełmża
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Toruń
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Chełmża
Coordinates:53.2067°N 18.6428°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:CTR

Nowa Chełmża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmża, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) east of Chełmża and 200NaN0 north of Toruń. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Nowa Chełmża was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: . The Pomeranian Crime 1939. 2018. Warsaw. IPN. 43.