Straszewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Straszewo [straˈʂɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koneck, within Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Aleksandrów Kujawski and 28 km (17 mi) south of Toruń. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

Straszewo
Village
View of Straszewo with the old Saint Martin church
View of Straszewo with the old Saint Martin church
Straszewo is located in Poland
Straszewo
Straszewo
Coordinates: 52°47′N 18°39′E / 52.783°N 18.650°E / 52.783; 18.650
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyAleksandrów
GminaKoneck
First mentioned1250
Population
430
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCAL
Voivodeship roads

History

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The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document of Duke Casimir I of Kuyavia from 1250, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[2]

 
Straszewo Panorama

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 225. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.