Koźmice Wielkie

Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Koźmice Wielkie [kɔʑˈmit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Wieliczka and 15 km (9 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.^[1]

History

By 1883, Koźmice Wielkie had a population of 958.^[2]

During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on September 12, 1939, the German Sicherheitspolizei carried out a massacre of 32 Jews in the village.^[3]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 568.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 124.