Lipinki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Lipinki.
Lipinki
Village
Gothic Saints Peter and Paul church in Lipinki
Gothic Saints Peter and Paul church in Lipinki
Lipinki is located in Poland
Lipinki
Lipinki
Coordinates: 53°28′N 19°19′E / 53.467°N 19.317°E / 53.467; 19.317
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyNowe Miasto
GminaBiskupiec
Population
(approx.)
760
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNNM

Lipinki [lʲiˈpʲiŋkʲi] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Biskupiec, 19 km (12 mi) west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 86 km (53 mi) 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]

References

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


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