Barcin

Barcin [ˈbart͡ɕin] (German: Bartschin, 1943-45 Bartelstädt) is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Żnin County. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 7,255.[3]

For the village in Turkey, see Barcın, Yenişehir.
Barcin
Barcin - Noteć river
Barcin - Noteć river
Flag of Barcin
Flag
Coat of arms of Barcin
Coat of arms
Barcin is located in Poland
Barcin
Barcin
Barcin is located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Barcin
Barcin
Coordinates: 52°51′N 17°57′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyŻnin
GminaBarcin
Established12th century
Government
[1]
 • MayorMichał Pęziak
Area
[2]
 • Total3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[3][4]
 • Total7,255
 • Density1,961/km2 (5,080/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
88-190, 88-193
Area code+48 52
Car platesCZN
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.barcin.pl

History
Barcin (city centre)

Barcin was founded in the 12th century, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland. In 1472 it was granted privileges, which established local fairs. In the following centuries, it was a private town, administratively located in the Kcynia County in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown.[5]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was invaded and then occupied by Germany. Barcin was one of the sites of executions of Poles carried out by Germany in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[6] Three Poles who were either born or lived in Barcin were also murdered by the Russians in the large Katyn massacre in April–May 1940.[7] In 1943, the Germans renamed the town Bartelstädt to erase traces of Polish origin, however the historic name was restored after the German occupation ended in 1945.

References
  1. "Burmistrz Barcina". barcin.pl (in Polish). Gmina Barcin. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  2. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-08-30. Category K1, group G441, subgroup P1410. Data for territorial unit 0419014.
  3. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-08-30. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P1336. Data for territorial unit 0419014.
  4. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-08-30. Category K3, group G7, subgroup P2425. Data for territorial unit 0419014.
  5. Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2017. p. 1b.
  6. The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 39.
  7. Joanna Bejma. "Jest tablica, są dęby. Tak barcinianie pamiętają o ofiarach Katynia [zdjęcia]". Gazeta Pomorska (in Polish). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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