- Source: Nowa Cerkiew, Chojnice County
Nowa Cerkiew [ˈnɔva ˈt͡sɛrkʲɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Chojnice and 97 km (60 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
History
Nowa Cerkiew was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local Polish parish priest Józef Mańkowski was arrested and then murdered by the Germans in a mass execution of Poles carried out in November 1939 in the so-called Valley of Death near Chojnice (see Intelligenzaktion).
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Nowa Cerkiew, Chojnice County
- Nowa Cerkiew
- Nowa Cerkiew Szlachetna
- Chojnice
- Jeziorki, Chojnice County
- Pawłówko, Chojnice County
- Nowy Dwór, Chojnice County
- Gmina Chojnice
- Zbrzyca, Chojnice County
- Kłodawa, Chojnice County
