Straszewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Straszewo | |
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Village | |
 View of Straszewo with the old Saint Martin church | |
  Straszewo | |
| Coordinates: 52°47′N 18°39′E / 52.783°N 18.650°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Aleksandrów |
| Gmina | Koneck |
| First mentioned | 1250 |
| Population | 430 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CAL |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
Straszewo [straˈʂɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koneck, in Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
History
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "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).
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 225. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
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