Małe Walichnowy [ˈmawɛ valixˈnɔvɨ] (German: Klein Falkenau, 1942–45 Kleinfalkenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pelplin, within Tczew County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Pelplin, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Tczew, and 50 km (31 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.
Małe Walichnowy | |
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Village | |
![]() Old farm in Małe Walichnowy | |
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Coordinates: 53°56′16″N 18°50′38″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Tczew |
Gmina | Pelplin |
Population | 415 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | GTC |
The village has a population of 415.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Małe Walichnowy was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Local teachers were murdered by the occupiers during large massacres of Poles carried out in 1939 in the Forest of Szpęgawsk, also as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]
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