Samociążek

Samociążek
Village
Brda River in Samociążek
Brda River in Samociążek
Samociążek is located in Poland
Samociążek
Samociążek
Coordinates: 53°17′N 17°58′E / 53.283°N 17.967°E / 53.283; 17.967
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyBydgoszcz
GminaKoronowo
Population
320
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCBY

Samociążek [samɔˈt͡ɕɔ̃ʐɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

During the German occupation (World War II), sołtys of Samociążek (head of local administration) Bernard Ziołkowski was among Poles massacred by the Germans on October 5–6, 1939 in the forest near Buszkowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

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. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 161.