Górna Grupa

Górna Grupa
Village
Exterior view of the railway station
Exterior view of the railway station
Górna Grupa is located in Poland
Górna Grupa
Górna Grupa
Coordinates: 53°28′59″N 18°40′0″E / 53.48306°N 18.66667°E / 53.48306; 18.66667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyŚwiecie
GminaDragacz
Population
580

Górna Grupa (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡurna ˈɡrupa]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dragacz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Dragacz, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Świecie, and 51 km (32 mi) north of Toruń. Górna Grupa is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie.

Psychiatric hospital fire

On 1 November 1980, a fire broke out at the Górna Grupa Psychiatric Hospital [pl]. 55 patients died and 26 were injured. It was the deadliest hospital fire and one of the most tragic fires to have occurred in Polish history.[2] This event inspired the Polish poet and songwriter Jacek Kaczmarski to write the song A my nie chcemy uciekać stąd (en: And we don't want to run away from here).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Drabik, Piotr (13 April 2009). "Największe pożary w powojennej historii Polski". naszemiasto (in Polish).
  3. ^ Kowalski, Marcin. "A my nie chcemy uciekać stąd". Kaczmarski.art.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2010.


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