Mełno, Grudziądz County

Mełno [ˈmɛu̯nɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gruta, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1]

Mełno
Village
Mełno Palace
Mełno Palace
Mełno is located in Poland
Mełno
Mełno
Coordinates: 53°26′06″N 18°56′12″E / 53.43500°N 18.93667°E / 53.43500; 18.93667
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGrudziądz
GminaGruta
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCGR
Voivodeship roads

History

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The Treaty of Melno was signed in the village in 1422. A monument commemorates the treaty.

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

Transport

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There is a train station in the village.

References

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  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. 43.