Kijewo Królewskie

Kijewo Królewskie [kiˈjɛvɔ kruˈlɛfskʲɛ] (German: Königlich Kiewo) 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
Kijewo Królewskie
Kijewo Królewskie
Coordinates: 53°16′26″N 18°26′41″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyChełmno
GminaKijewo Królewskie
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCCH
Websitehttp://www.kijewo.pl

The name of the village means "Royal Kijewo".

History

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

The local football club is LKS Pomowiec Kijewo Królewskie.[5] It competes in the lower leagues.

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). Warszawa: IPN. p. 166.
  3. Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: 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.


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