Koźmice Wielkie

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]

Koźmice Wielkie
Village
Holy Trinity church in Koźmice Wielkie
Koźmice Wielkie
Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 20°2′5″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lesser Poland
County	Wieliczka
Gmina	Wieliczka
Population
• Total	2,522
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KWI
Website	http://www.kozmice.wieliczka.eu

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.