Jarczewo
Jarczewo | |
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Village | |
  Jarczewo | |
| Coordinates: 52°53′N 19°18′E / 52.883°N 19.300°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Lipno |
| Gmina | Skępe |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CLI |
Jarczewo [jarˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Skępe, 10 km (6 mi) east of Lipno, and 49 km (30 mi) east of Toruń.
History
[edit]During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Poles from Jarczewo were among the victims of large massacres of Poles from the county carried out by the Germans in nearby Karnkowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] The local school principal was among Polish principals and teachers murdered in the Dachau concentration camp.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 175.
- ^ Wardzyńska, p. 181
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