Bytyń, Greater Poland Voivodeship

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Bytyń
Village
Panorama of Bytyń with the Immaculate Conception church
Panorama of Bytyń with the Immaculate Conception church
Bytyń is located in Poland
Bytyń
Bytyń
Coordinates: 52°29′N 16°31′E / 52.483°N 16.517°E / 52.483; 16.517Coordinates: 52°29′N 16°31′E / 52.483°N 16.517°E / 52.483; 16.517
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountySzamotuły
GminaKaźmierz
First mentioned1322
Population
540
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPSZ
Primary airportPoznań–Ławica Airport

Bytyń [ˈbɨtɨɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kaźmierz, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Kaźmierz, 14 km (9 mi) south of Szamotuły, and 29 km (18 mi) west of the regional capital Poznań.

The village has a population of 540.

The landmarks of the village are the Gothic Immaculate Conception church and the Niegolewski Palace.

History[]

Oxen of Bytyń

The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1322. Bytyń was a private village owned by Polish nobility, including the Konarzewski and Niegolewski families, and was administratively located in the Poznań County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown.[2]

In 1873 a unique copper treasure from around 2000 BC was discovered in the village, including carved figures of oxen known as the Oxen of Bytyń, which are now part of the collection of the Archaeological Museum in Poznań.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in November 1939, the Germans carried out a massacre of 72 Poles from the county in the Bytyń Forest as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1a.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 199.



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