Grupa, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
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  Grupa | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′22″N 18°38′7″E / 53.50611°N 18.63528°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Świecie |
| Gmina | Dragacz |
| Population | 541 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CSW |
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Grupa [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 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Dragacz, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Świecie, 53 km (33 mi) north of Toruń, and 61 km (38 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
History
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Grupa was a private village within the Polish Crown, owned by various Polish nobles, incl. the Kopycki and Żelisławski families, administratively located in the Świecie County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), from September to December 1939, Grupa was the site of large massacres of Poles from the Świecie County, carried out by the Germans as part of the Intelligenzaktion Pommern.[3] The Germans burned bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. pp. 106–107.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 167, 184.
- ^ Wardzyńska, p. 167
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