Lipinki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Lipinki
Village
Gothic Saints Peter and Paul church in Lipinki
Gothic Saints Peter and Paul church in Lipinki
Lipinki is located in Poland
Lipinki
Lipinki
Coordinates: 53°28′N 19°19′E / 53.467°N 19.317°E / 53.467; 19.317
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyNowe Miasto
GminaBiskupiec
Population
(approx.)
760
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNNM

Lipinki [lʲiˈpʲiŋkʲi] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Biskupiec, 19 km (12 mi) west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 86 km (53 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag XX-A prisoner-of-war camp was operated by the Germans in the village.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Bukowska, Hanna (2013). "Obóz jeniecki Stalag XXA w Toruniu 1939-1945". Rocznik Toruński (in Polish). Vol. 40. Towarzystwo Miłośników Torunia, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. p. 107. ISSN 0557-2177.