Lipinki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Lipinki [lʲiˈpʲiŋkʲi] (German: Lippinken)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupiec, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Biskupiec, 19 km (12 mi) west of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 86 km (53 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Lipinki | |
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Village | |
 Gothic Saints Peter and Paul church in Lipinki | |
  Lipinki  Lipinki | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′N 19°19′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Nowe Miasto |
| Gmina | Biskupiec |
| Population (approx.) | 760 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NNM |
The village has an approximate population of 760.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), a forced labour subcamp of the Stalag XX-A prisoner-of-war camp was operated by the Germans in the village.[3]
References
- "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-11.
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Bukowska, Hanna (2013). "Obóz jeniecki Stalag XXA w Toruniu 1939-1945". Rocznik Toruński (in Polish). Vol. 40. Towarzystwo Miłośników Torunia, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika. p. 107. ISSN 0557-2177.
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