Górna Grupa
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Górna Grupa | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°28′59″N 18°40′0″E / 53.48306°N 18.66667°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Świecie |
Gmina | Dragacz |
Population | 580 |
Górna Grupa (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡurna ˈɡrupa]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dragacz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Dragacz, 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Świecie, and 51 km (32 mi) north of Toruń.
Psychiatric hospital fire
[edit]On 1 November 1980, a fire broke out at the Górna Grupa Psychiatric Hospital . 55 patients died and 26 were injured. It was the deadliest hospital fire and one of the most tragic fires to have occurred in Polish history.[2] This event inspired the Polish poet and songwriter Jacek Kaczmarski to write the song "A my nie chcemy uciekać stąd" (en: "And we don't want to run away from here") [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ http://www.wiadomosci24.pl/artykul/najwieksze_pozary_w_powojennej_historii_polski_94322.html "The most tragic fires in post-war history Poland" list
- ^ http://www.kaczmarski.art.pl/tworczosc/pomoce/a_my_nie_chcemy.php Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine Kaczmarski's homepage
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