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Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Pińczata
Village
Memorial at the site of a German massacre of Poles from World War IIMemorial at the site of a German massacre of Poles from World War II
Pińczata is located in PolandPińczataPińczata
Coordinates: 52°36′12″N 19°4′50″E / 52.60333°N 19.08056°E / 52.60333; 19.08056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyWłocławek
GminaWłocławek
Population750
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCWL

Pińczata is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włocławek, within Włocławek County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Włocławek and 58 km (36 mi) south-east of Toruń. It is located within the historic region of Kuyavia.

During the occupation of Poland (World War II), the forest of Pińczata was the site of German massacres of Poles from Włocławek, carried out as part of the Intelligenzaktion.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 210.
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