Nowa Cerkiew [ˈnɔva ˈt͡sɛrkʲɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnice, within Chojnice County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
History

Nowa Cerkiew was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local Polish parish priest Józef Mańkowski was arrested and then murdered by the Germans in a mass execution of Poles carried out in November 1939 in the so-called Valley of Death near Chojnice (see Intelligenzaktion).[3]
References
- ^ “Główny Urząd Statystyczny” [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select “Miejscowości (SIMC)” tab, select “fragment (min. 3 znaki)” (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click “WYSZUKAJ” (Search).
- ^ Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 82 (in Polish)
- ^ “Józef Mańkowski” (in Polish). Retrieved 20 September 2020.