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Kornatowo

Coordinates: 53°17′N 18°39′E / 53.283°N 18.650°E / 53.283; 18.650
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Kornatowo
Village
Train station in Kornatowo
Train station in Kornatowo
Kornatowo is located in Poland
Kornatowo
Kornatowo
Coordinates: 53°17′N 18°39′E / 53.283°N 18.650°E / 53.283; 18.650
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyChełmno
GminaLisewo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCCH
Voivodeship roads

Kornatowo [kɔrnaˈtɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lisewo, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Lisewo, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Chełmno, and 28 km (17 mi) north of Toruń. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

The Kornatowskie Lake is located near the village.

History

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In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 347 people.[2]

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

References

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  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). Warsaw. 1883. p. 405.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 42.