Rzęczkowo

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Rzęczkowo
Village
Old manor house in Rzęczkowo
Old manor house in Rzęczkowo
Rzęczkowo is located in Poland
Rzęczkowo
Rzęczkowo
Coordinates: 53°07′44″N 18°22′01″E / 53.1289°N 18.3669°E / 53.1289; 18.3669Coordinates: 53°07′44″N 18°22′01″E / 53.1289°N 18.3669°E / 53.1289; 18.3669
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyToruń County
GminaZławieś Wielka
Population
800
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCTR
Voivodeship roadsDW546-PL.svg DW597-PL.svg

Rzęczkowo [ʐɛnt͡ʂˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zławieś Wielka, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 800.

History[]

The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. There were two medieval strongholds, which are now protected archaeological sites.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Rzęczkowo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

Education[]

There is a primary school in Rzęczkowo.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ a b "Wieś Rzęczkowo (kujawsko-pomorskie) w liczbach". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  3. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 45.



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