Buszkowo, Bydgoszcz County

Buszkowo [buʂˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Koronowo and 27 km (17 mi) north of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

Buszkowo
Village
Holy Spirit church in Buszkowo
Holy Spirit church in Buszkowo
Buszkowo is located in Poland
Buszkowo
Buszkowo
Coordinates: 53°20′43″N 17°51′43″E / 53.34528°N 17.86194°E / 53.34528; 17.86194
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyBydgoszcz
GminaKoronowo
Population
400
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCBY
National roads

History

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During the German occupation (World War II), the forest near Buszkowo was the site of a large massacre of Poles from Koronowo and nearby villages, committed by the Germans on October 5–6, 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] In 1941, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3] Expelled Poles were placed in a transit camp in Toruń, and then deported either to the Warsaw District of the General Government in German-occupied central Poland or to forced labour in Germany.[3]

Notable people

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Notes

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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 (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 161.
  3. ^ a b Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 92. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.