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Skic

Coordinates: 53°19′N 17°11′E / 53.317°N 17.183°E / 53.317; 17.183
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Skic
Village
Skic is located in Poland
Skic
Skic
Coordinates: 53°19′N 17°11′E / 53.317°N 17.183°E / 53.317; 17.183
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyZłotów
GminaZłotów
Population
500
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPZL

Skic [skit͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złotów, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Złotów and 104 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. It is situated on the Skitnica River in the ethnocultural region of Krajna in the historic region of Greater Poland.

History

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The territory became a part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century. Skic was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Działyński and Grudziński families,[2] administratively located in the Nakło County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[3]

In 1885, it had a population of 464.[2]

During World War II, local Polish teachers were murdered by the German Nazis in Bydgoszcz and Toruń (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[4]

Sports

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The local football club is Piast Skic. It competes in the lower leagues.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X (in Polish). Warsaw. 1889. p. 670.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. 2017. p. 1b.
  4. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 81.