Czernikowo

Czernikowo
Village
Saint Bartholomew Church
Saint Bartholomew Church
Coat of arms of Czernikowo
Coat of arms
Czernikowo is located in Poland
Czernikowo
Czernikowo
Coordinates: 52°57′N 18°56′E / 52.950°N 18.933°E / 52.950; 18.933
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyToruń
GminaCzernikowo
Population
2,752
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCTR
National roads
Websitehttp://www.czernikowo.pl

Czernikowo (Polish pronunciation: [t͡ʂɛrniˈkɔvɔ]) is a village in Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Czernikowo. It is located in the historic Dobrzyń Land.

History

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

Education

There is a primary school and a general education liceum (high school) in Czernikowo.

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 40.


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