Otorowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Otorowo
Village
Otorowo 4 08-2014.jpg
Otorowo is located in Poland
Otorowo
Otorowo
Coordinates: 53°4′59″N 18°9′25″E / 53.08306°N 18.15694°E / 53.08306; 18.15694Coordinates: 53°4′59″N 18°9′25″E / 53.08306°N 18.15694°E / 53.08306; 18.15694
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKujawsko-Pomorskie
CountyBydgoszcz County
GminaSolec Kujawski
First mentioned1280
Population
250
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCBY
Primary airportBydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport

Otorowo [ɔtɔˈrɔvɔ] (German: Otteraue) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Solec Kujawski, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Solec Kujawski, 19 km (12 mi) east of Bydgoszcz, and 52 km (32 mi) west of Toruń. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

The village has a population of 250.

History[]

Memorial at the site of the German massacre of Poles carried out in 1939

The oldest kown mention of the village comes from 1280, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.

During the German occupation (World War II), in October and November of 1939, Otorowo was the site of large massacres of hundreds of Poles from Otorowo and other nearby villages, carried out by the German Einsatzkommando 16 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] In 1944, the Germans burned the bodies to cover up the crime.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 160.


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