Bursztynowo, Grudziądz County

Bursztynowo [burʂtɨˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świecie nad Osą, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Świecie nad Osą, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Grudziądz, and 51 km (32 mi) north-east of Toruń. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

See also: Bursztynowo, Świecie County
Bursztynowo
Village
Bursztynowo is located in Poland
Bursztynowo
Bursztynowo
Bursztynowo is located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Bursztynowo
Bursztynowo
Coordinates: 53°24′8″N 19°4′8″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGrudziądz County
GminaŚwiecie nad Osą
Population
420
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCGR

History

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

Transport

There is a train station in the village.

References
  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. 39.



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