Kamela, Poland

Coordinates: 54°13′45″N 18°14′3″E / 54.22917°N 18.23417°E / 54.22917; 18.23417
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Kamela
Village
Wayside cross in Kamela
Wayside cross in Kamela
Kamela is located in Poland
Kamela
Kamela
Coordinates: 54°13′45″N 18°14′3″E / 54.22917°N 18.23417°E / 54.22917; 18.23417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKartuzy
GminaSomonino
Population
272
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGKA

Kamela is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Somonino, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Somonino, 12 km (7 mi) south of Kartuzy, and 31 km (19 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

History[edit]

The village was founded after 1600.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1939, some Poles from Kamela were among the victims of a massacre committed by the Germans in nearby Kaliska as part of the genocidal Intelligenzaktion campaign.[3]

References[edit]

  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 III (in Polish). Warsaw. 1882. p. 729.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 154.