Mieleszyn, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
52°40′5″N 17°30′2″E / 52.66806°N 17.50056°E / 52.66806; 17.50056Country PolandVoivodeshipGreater PolandCountyGnieznoGminaMieleszynPopulation
763[1]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateDfb

Mieleszyn [mjɛˈlɛʂɨn] is a village in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mieleszyn.[2] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Gniezno and 50 km (31 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

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

References

  1. ^ Dane wg stanu na 2023.10.19. stat.gov.pl
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warsaw, 2009, p. 275 (in Polish)


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