Pieńki Królewskie

Pieńki Królewskie
Village
Saint Andrew Bobola church in Pieńki Królewskie
Saint Andrew Bobola church in Pieńki Królewskie
Pieńki Królewskie is located in Poland
Pieńki Królewskie
Pieńki Królewskie
Coordinates: 53°25′N 18°42′E / 53.417°N 18.700°E / 53.417; 18.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGrudziądz
GminaGrudziądz
Population
110
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCGR

Pieńki Królewskie [ˈpjɛɲki kruˈlɛfskʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Grudziądz and 43 km (27 mi) 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.

References

  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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