Paterek

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Paterek
Village
Ulica Kcyńska we wsi Paterek - panoramio.jpg
Paterek is located in Poland
Paterek
Paterek
Coordinates: 53°7′N 17°37′E / 53.117°N 17.617°E / 53.117; 17.617
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyNakło
GminaNakło nad Notecią
First mentioned1720
Population
2,300
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Paterek [paˈtɛrɛk] (German: Steinburg) 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-east of Nakło nad Notecią and 26 km (16 mi) west of Bydgoszcz.

The oldest known mention of Paterek dates back to a 1720 document of Polish King Augustus II the Strong.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II) it was the site of the  [pl], in which over 200 Poles, including teachers, craftsmen, merchants, priests and entire families with children, were murdered by the Germans in October and November 1939.[2]

The village has a population of 2,300.

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 163-164 (in Polish)


Coordinates: 53°7′N 17°37′E / 53.117°N 17.617°E / 53.117; 17.617

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