Koźmice Wielkie
Village
Holy Trinity church in Koźmice Wielkie
Holy Trinity church in Koźmice Wielkie
Koźmice Wielkie is located in Poland
Koźmice Wielkie
Koźmice Wielkie
Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 20°2′5″E / 49.94722°N 20.03472°E / 49.94722; 20.03472
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyWieliczka
GminaWieliczka
Population
  Total2,522
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKWI
Websitehttp://www.kozmice.wieliczka.eu

Koźmice Wielkie [kɔʑˈmit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wieliczka and 15 km (9 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1]

History

By 1883, Koźmice Wielkie had a population of 958.[2]

During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on September 12, 1939, the German Sicherheitspolizei carried out a massacre of 32 Jews in the village.[3]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 568.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 124.
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