Tyniec Mały

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Tyniec Mały
Village
Church of the Assumption in Tyniec Mały
Church of the Assumption in Tyniec Mały
Tyniec Mały is located in Poland
Tyniec Mały
Tyniec Mały
Coordinates: 51°2′N 16°55′E / 51.033°N 16.917°E / 51.033; 16.917
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWrocław
GminaKobierzyce
Population
1,602 (2,008)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitehttp://www.tyniec-maly.pl/

Tyniec Mały [ˈtɨɲɛt͡s ˈmawɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobierzyce, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

On 24 January 1945, 51 prisoners who were shot or died of exhaustion and cold during the "death march" from the subcamp in Miłoszyce to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp were buried in the village.[2] There is a memorial at the site.

Memorial at the mass grave of 51 victims of the "death march"

Sights and monuments

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  • Gothic Church of the Assumption
  • Gothic wayside shrine[3]
  • Memorial at the site of a mass grave of 51 prisoners murdered by the Germans during the "death march" on 24 January 1945

References

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  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Magda Wieteska. "Marsz Śmierci". OtoWroclawPowiat.pl. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ Późnogotycka kapliczka słupowa w Tyńcu Małym koło Wrocławia, Kapliczki, krzyże i figury przydrożne, (in Polish)


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