Przyłęk, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Przyłęk | |
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Village | |
Farm outside Przyłęk with a satellite dish | |
Przyłęk | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′N 16°7′E / 52.333°N 16.117°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Nowy Tomyśl |
| Gmina | Nowy Tomyśl |
| Population | 546 |
Przyłęk [ˈpʂɨwɛnk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ PolskaNiezwykla.pl (2016), Smolarnia - Stalag. PDF, direct download. Mini przewodnik.