Okalewo [ɔkaˈlɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skrwilno, within Rypin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Skrwilno, 12 km (7 mi) east of Rypin, and 68 km (42 mi) east of Toruń.
Okalewo | |
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Village | |
 Our Lady of the Scapular church in Okalewo | |
  Okalewo  Okalewo | |
| Coordinates: 53°4′N 19°37′E / 53.067°N 19.617°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Rypin |
| Gmina | Skrwilno |
| Population | 900 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CRY |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
History edit
In 1827, the village had a population of 341.[2] A steam mill was built in 1869.[3]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), local teachers were among Polish teachers from the county deceitfully gathered at a supposed formal meeting and then massacred in Rypin in November 1939 (see Intelligenzaktion).[4] Furthermore, a Polish teacher from Sławianowo was murdered by the occupiers in the forest of Okalewo.[5]
Notable people edit
- Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski (1892–1944), brigadier general of the Polish Army
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 421.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII. p. 422.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 173–174.
- ^ Wardzyńska, p. 81
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