Krokowo [krɔˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kozłowo, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located in Masuria.[2] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Kozłowo, 13 km (8 mi) south of Nidzica, and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Krokowo | |
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Village | |
  Krokowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′N 20°23′E / 53.250°N 20.383°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Nidzica |
| Gmina | Kozłowo |
| Population | |
| • Total | 140 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NNI |
History
editThe village was first mentioned either in 1371[3] or 1391.[2] As of 1542, the population of the village was exclusively Polish.[3][2]
During World War II, in March 1944, Polish partisans from the Home Army killed two German soldiers in the village.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 682.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 317.
- ^ Brenda, Waldemar (2007). "Pogranicze Prus Wschodnich i Polski w działaniach polskiej konspiracji w latach II wojny światowej". Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie (in Polish) (4): 516.
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