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Podlesie Kościelne

Podlesie Kościelne [pɔdˈlɛɕɛ kɔɕˈt͡ɕɛlnɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mieścisko, within Wągrowiec County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Wągrowiec and 46 km (29 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznań.

There is a historic wooden church of Saint Anne from 1712 in the village.

History

Podlesie was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Gniezno County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 52, entirely Polish by nationality and Roman Catholic by confession.[3]

During the German invasion of Poland, in September 1939, the Wehrmacht carried out a massacre of nine Poles in the village.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 108.
  4. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 95.