Stare Błonowo

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°33′N 19°5′E / 53.550°N 19.083°E / 53.550; 19.083Country PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyGrudziądzGminaŁasinPopulation
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Stare Błonowo [ˈstarɛ bwɔˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łasin, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Łasin, 22 km (14 mi) east of Grudziądz, and 66 km (41 mi) north-east of Toruń.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Stare Błonowo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 46.


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