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Przyłęk, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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Przyłęk
Village
Farm outside Przyłęk with a satellite dishFarm outside Przyłęk with a satellite dish
Przyłęk is located in PolandPrzyłękPrzyłęk
Coordinates: 52°20′N 16°7′E / 52.333°N 16.117°E / 52.333; 16.117
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyNowy Tomyśl
GminaNowy Tomyśl
Population546

Przyłęk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Nowy Tomyśl and 55 km (34 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.

World War II history

From 1940 to 1943, Przyłęk was the location of a Nazi German forced labour camp called Smolarnia for Jews and Poles enslaved in the construction of military highway from Berlin to Poznań passing through on the outskirts of the village (pl). Many of the 3,500 prisoners died there from disease, hunger and physical exhaustion. A monument to their memory was erected in 1979.

Monument commemorating the camp victims.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. PolskaNiezwykla.pl (2016), Smolarnia - Stalag. PDF, direct download. Mini przewodnik.
Gmina Nowy Tomyśl
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