Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Podwiesk

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Podwiesk

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Coordinates: 53°24′N 18°35′E / 53.400°N 18.583°E / 53.400; 18.583Coordinates: 53°24′N 18°35′E / 53.400°N 18.583°E / 53.400; 18.583
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County| Chełmno
Gmina| Gmina Chełmno
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| CCH

Podwiesk [ˈpɔdvjɛsk] (German: Podwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Chełmno, 41 km (25 mi) north of Toruń, and 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

## History[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 44.

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Gmina Chełmno

Villages|

* Bieńkówka
* Borówno
* Dolne Wymiary
* Dorposz Chełmiński
* Górne Wymiary
* Kałdus
* Klamry
* Kolno
* Łęg
* Małe Łunawy
* Nowawieś Chełmińska
* Nowe Dobra
* Osnowo
* Ostrów Świecki
* Podwiesk
* Różnowo
* Starogród Dolny
* Starogród Górny
* Wielkie Łunawy

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* Chełmno

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