Pieńki Królewskie Explained

Pieńki Królewskie
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Grudziądz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Grudziądz
Coordinates:53.4167°N 60°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:110
Registration Plate:CGR

Pieńki Królewskie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) south-west of Grudziądz and 430NaN0 north of Toruń.

History

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

Transport

The A1 motorway runs nearby, west of the village.

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. 44.