Korne, Kościerzyna County
Korne [ˈkɔrnɛ] (Kashubian: Kòrné; German: Kornen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Kościerzyna and 57 km (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
Korne | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 54°8′7″N 17°51′32″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Kościerzyna |
| Gmina | Gmina Kościerzyna |
| Population | 495 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village has a population of 495.
Korne was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans murdered the pre-war Polish wójt of Korne (local administration official) in the nearby village of Gostomie as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 110, 112 (in Polish)
- Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 155 (in Polish)
