Krokowo, Nidzica County
Krokowo [krɔˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kozłowo, within Nidzica County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is located in Masuria. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Kozłowo, 13 km (8 mi) south of Nidzica, and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Olsztyn.
History
The village was first mentioned either in 1371 or 1391. As of 1542, the population of the village was exclusively Polish.
During World War II, in March 1944, Polish partisans from the Home Army killed two German soldiers in the village.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 682.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Kętrzyński, Wojciech (1882). O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich (in Polish). Lwów: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 317.
- ^ Brenda, Waldemar (2007). "Pogranicze Prus Wschodnich i Polski w działaniach polskiej konspiracji w latach II wojny światowej". Komunikaty Mazursko-Warmińskie (in Polish) (4): 516.
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