Święte, Aleksandrów County
Święte | |
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Village | |
  Święte  Święte | |
| Coordinates: 52°47′N 18°47′E / 52.783°N 18.783°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Aleksandrów |
| Gmina | Koneck |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CAL |
Święte (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕfjɛntɛ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koneck, within Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Koneck, 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Aleksandrów Kujawski, and 30 km (19 mi) south of Toruń. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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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