Rzęczkowo [ʐɛnt͡ʂˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zławieś Wielka, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.
Rzęczkowo | |
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Village | |
 Old manor house in Rzęczkowo | |
  Rzęczkowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°07′44″N 18°22′01″E / 53.12889°N 18.36694°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Toruń County |
| Gmina | Zławieś Wielka |
| Population | 800 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CTR |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
History edit
The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. There were two medieval strongholds, which are now protected archaeological sites.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Rzęczkowo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]
Education edit
There is a primary school in Rzęczkowo.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b "Wieś Rzęczkowo (kujawsko-pomorskie) w liczbach". Polska w liczbach (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 45.
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