Żołędowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Żołędowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bydgoszcz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Osielsko
Coordinates:53.2167°N 22°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:920
Registration Plate:CBY
Blank Name Sec2:Primary airport
Blank Info Sec2:Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport
Blank1 Name Sec2:Highways
Blank2 Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Żołędowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osielsko, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 4km (02miles) north of Osielsko and 120NaN0 north of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

The historic landmarks of Żołędowo are the Karłowski Palace and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross church.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, the occupiers carried out arrests of local Poles, who were then murdered by the German Einsatzkommando 16 near Otorowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] In 1944, the Germans burned the bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime.[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. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 160.