Balczewo | |
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Village | |
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  Balczewo  Balczewo | |
| Coordinates: 52°47′N 18°22′E / 52.783°N 18.367°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Inowrocław |
| Gmina | Gmina Inowrocław |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CIN |
Balczewo [balˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Inowrocław, within Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Inowrocław and 33 km (21 mi) south-west of Toruń.
History
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local forest was the site of a massacre of 27 Poles from Żnin, perpetrated by the Germans in December 1939, as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]
References
- ↑ "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. 208.
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