Przyłęk, Greater Poland Voivodeship
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Farm outside Przyłęk with a satellite dish
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 Przyłęk
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| Coordinates: 52°20′N 16°7′E / 52.333°N 16.117°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Nowy Tomyśl |
| Gmina | Nowy Tomyśl |
| Population | 546 |
Przyłęk [ˈpʂɨwɛnk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowy Tomyśl, within Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Nowy Tomyśl and 55 km (34 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.
The village has a population of 546.
From 1940 to 1943, Przyłęk was the location of a Nazi German forced labour camp called Smolarnia for Jews and Poles enslaved in the construction of military highway from Berlin to Poznań passing through on the outskirts of the village . Many of the 3,500 prisoners died there from disease, hunger and physical exhaustion. A monument to their memory was erected in 1979.
Coordinates: 52°20′00″N 16°07′00″E / 52.3333°N 16.1167°E
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