Święte, Aleksandrów County Explained

Święte
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.7833°N 65°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Aleksandrów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Koneck
Registration Plate:CAL

Święte (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koneck, within Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) east of Koneck, 110NaN0 south-east of Aleksandrów Kujawski, and 300NaN0 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2017. Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 225. 978-83-8098-174-4.