Kłecko

Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 17°26′00″E / 52.63333°N 17.43333°E / 52.63333; 17.43333
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Kłecko
Flag of Kłecko
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Coat of arms of Kłecko
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Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyGniezno
GminaKłecko
Area
 • Total9.61 km2 (3.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,677
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Postal code
62-270
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.klecko.pl

Kłecko ([ˈkwɛt͡skɔ]; German: 1940-45 Klötzen) is a town in Gniezno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,712 inhabitants (2004).

Massacre during Second World War

During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, Wehrmacht soldiers and SS mass murdered 300 civilians from the town on 9 and 10 September. The victims were chosen at random, from all males gathered in the town square and then randomly selected for execution as alleged attackers against German Army. 41% of murdered were teenagers(11 years to 16 years old), but people as old 78 years were killed as well. The victims were later buried in mass graves.[1]

  1. ^ Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 315-324


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