Kijewo Królewskie [kiˈjɛvɔ kruˈlɛfskʲɛ], meaning "Royal Kijewo", is a village in Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kijewo Królewskie. It lies 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Chełmno, 30 km (19 mi) north-west of Toruń, and 35 km (22 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

Kijewo Królewskie
Village
Saint Lawrence Church
Coat of arms of Kijewo Królewskie
Kijewo Królewskie is located in Poland
Kijewo Królewskie
Kijewo Królewskie
Coordinates: 53°16′26″N 18°26′41″E / 53.27389°N 18.44472°E / 53.27389; 18.44472
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyChełmno
GminaKijewo Królewskie
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCCH
Websitehttp://www.kijewo.pl

History

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During the German occupation (World War II), inhabitants of Kijewo Królewskie were among the victims of a massacre of around 400 Poles committed in Małe Czyste in autumn 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] In December 1939–January 1940 and in October 1941, the occupiers also carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3] During the deportation to the General Government (German-occupied central Poland), three people died, a mother with two daughters aged 6 and 9.[4]

Sports

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The local football club is LKS Pomowiec Kijewo Królewskie.[5] 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. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 166.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 62–63, 98. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
  4. ^ Wardzyńska (2017), p. 63
  5. ^ "LKS Pomowiec Kijewo Królewskie" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.