Korne, Kościerzyna County
Korne [ˈkɔrnɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Kościerzyna and 57 km (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania. Korne was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Germans murdered the pre-war Polish wójt of Korne (local administration official) in the nearby village of Gostomie as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3] References
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