Koźmice Wielkie
Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Koźmice Wielkie [kɔʑˈmit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1]
Koźmice Wielkie | |
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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]
