Kijewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Kijewo [kiˈjɛvɔ] (German: Stockheim) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Wielkopolska, within Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Środa Wielkopolska and 34 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Kijewo | |
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Village | |
  Kijewo  Kijewo | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′N 17°17′E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Środa Wielkopolska |
| Gmina | Środa Wielkopolska |
| Population | 330 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village has a population of 330.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on September 17, 1939, the Gestapo murdered 21 Poles from the neighbouring town of Środa Wielkopolska in the village.[2]
In 2017 and 2018 parts of the village were included within the town limits of Środa Wielkopolska.[3][4]
Notable people
- Alfred Milewski (born 1935), Polish military officer, who fought in the Greater Poland uprising (1918–19), Polish–Soviet War and World War II
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References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Mateusz Ślebioda. "Historia". Sroda.Wlkp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 19 lipca 2016 r. w sprawie ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta oraz zmiany nazwy gminy, Dz. U. z 2016 r. poz. 1134
- Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 24 lipca 2017 r. w sprawie ustalenia granic niektórych gmin i miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta, zmiany nazwy gminy oraz siedzib władz niektórych gmin, Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 1427
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