Grupa, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Grupa
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Świecie
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dragacz
Coordinates:53.5061°N 18.6353°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:541
Registration Plate:CSW
Blank Name Sec2:Highways
Blank1 Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Grupa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dragacz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) west of Dragacz, 170NaN0 north-east of Świecie, 530NaN0 north of Toruń, and 610NaN0 north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

Grupa was a private village within the Polish Crown, owned by various Polish nobles, incl. the Kopycki and Żelisławski families, administratively located in the Świecie County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), from September to December 1939, Grupa was the site of large massacres of Poles from the Świecie County, carried out by the Germans as part of the Intelligenzaktion Pommern.[3] The Germans burned bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Biskup. Marian. Tomczak. Andrzej. 1955. Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.. pl. Toruń. 106–107.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 167, 184.
  4. Wardzyńska, p. 167