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Świekatowo

Coordinates: 53°25′11″N 18°5′32″E / 53.41972°N 18.09222°E / 53.41972; 18.09222
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Świekatowo
Village
Coat of arms of Świekatowo
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Świekatowo is located in Poland
Świekatowo
Świekatowo
Coordinates: 53°25′11″N 18°5′32″E / 53.41972°N 18.09222°E / 53.41972; 18.09222
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyŚwiecie
GminaŚwiekatowo
Government
 • MayorMarek Topoliński
Area
64.7 km2 (25.0 sq mi)
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
1,700
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Postal code
86-182
Area code(+48) 52
Vehicle registrationCSW
Websitewww.bip.swiekatowo.lo.pl

Świekatowo [ɕfjɛkaˈtɔvɔ] is a village in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Świekatowo. It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Świecie and 35 km (22 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.

The village has a population of 1,700.

Massacre during Second World War

During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German forces on 3 September murdered 26 Poles. The massacre happened as Poles were attending Church mass from which they were dragged out by German soldiers and shot.[1]


References

  1. ^ Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 185


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