Koło

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Koło is a town in central Poland that served as a transit point for Jews and other victims deported to the Chełmno extermination camp during the Holocaust.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
country Poland
hasAreaCode +48 63
hasClimate temperate climate
hasEconomicActivity local industry
services
trade
hasFunction local administrative center
local transport hub
hasGermanName Warthbrücken
hasHistoricalSignificance site connected with deportations to Chełmno extermination camp
hasJewishCommunity yes (historically)
hasLocalGovernment gmina Koło
hasMunicipalRightsSince Middle Ages
hasPopulation approximately 20000–25000 inhabitants
hasPostalCodePrefix 62-600
hasRailwayConnection regional rail network in central Poland
hasVehicleRegistrationCode PKL
historicalRegion Greater Poland
languageUsed Polish
locatedEastOf Poznań
locatedIn central Poland
locatedInAdministrativeUnit Greater Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Koło County
locatedOnRiver Warta River NERFINISHED
locatedWestOf Łódź NERFINISHED
near Chełmno extermination camp
occupationPeriod World War II
occupiedBy Nazi Germany
partOf European Union (through Poland)
NATO (through Poland)
Nazi German system of deportation to extermination camps
relatedEvent Holocaust
World War II
religionHistoricallyPresent Judaism
Roman Catholicism
servedAs transit point for Jews deported to Chełmno extermination camp
transit point for other victims deported to Chełmno extermination camp
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transportRouteTo Chełmno extermination camp
usedFor assembly and transit of deported Jews


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