Kobyle, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
54°0′49″N 18°16′3″E / 54.01361°N 18.26750°E / 54.01361; 18.26750Country PolandVoivodeshipPomeranianCountyKościerzynaGminaStara KiszewaPopulation
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Kobyle [kɔˈbɨlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kiszewa, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Stara Kiszewa, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Kościerzyna, and 46 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within historic region of Pomerania.

History

Kobyle was a private church village of the monastery in Pelplin, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Polish Crown.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Kobyle was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 120.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 41.


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