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Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Wielkie Czyste
Village
St. Catherine's Church in Wielkie CzysteSt. Catherine's Church in Wielkie Czyste
Wielkie Czyste is located in PolandWielkie CzysteWielkie Czyste
Coordinates: 53°17′33″N 18°29′57″E / 53.29250°N 18.49917°E / 53.29250; 18.49917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyChełmno
GminaStolno
Population120
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCCH
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Wielkie Czyste is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stolno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Stolno, 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Chełmno, 30 km (19 mi) north of Toruń, and 39 km (24 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

The landmark of Wielkie Czyste is the Gothic church of St. Catherine, built in the 13th century.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), local Polish priests were murdered by the Germans in a massacre of Poles committed in 1939 in nearby Klamry as part of the Intelligenzaktion.

References

  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. pp. 165–166.
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