Wilcze, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Wilcze
Village
Wilcze is located in Poland
Wilcze
Wilcze
Coordinates: 53°22′N 17°48′E / 53.367°N 17.800°E / 53.367; 17.800
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyBydgoszcz
GminaKoronowo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCBY

Wilcze [ˈvilt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1]

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1941, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were deported to the Potulice concentration camp, while their farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[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 (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 92. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.