Rozwarzyn

Rozwarzyn
Village
Rozwarzyn is located in Poland
Rozwarzyn
Rozwarzyn
Coordinates: 53°7′N 17°34′E / 53.117°N 17.567°E / 53.117; 17.567
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyNakło
GminaNakło nad Notecią
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCNA

Rozwarzyn [rɔzˈvaʐɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nakło nad Notecią, within Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Nakło nad Notecią and 29 km (18 mi) west of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the ethnographic region of Pałuki.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), some Poles from Rozwarzyn were among the victims of a massacre carried out by the German Selbstschutz in nearby Polichno in October 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 164.


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