Orle [ˈɔrlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liniewo, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Liniewo, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Kościerzyna, and 45 km (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the historic region of Pomerania.
Orle | |
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Village | |
 Forester's lodge in Orle | |
  Orle | |
| Coordinates: 54°3′14″N 18°12′41″E / 54.05389°N 18.21139°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kościerzyna |
| Gmina | Liniewo |
| Population | 488 |
| Time zone | UTC 1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GKS |
History
editDuring the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Orle was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion,[2] and Poles from Orle were also executed in the forest between Skarszewy and Więckowy.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 44.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 153.
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