Bągart, Chełmno County Explained

Bągart
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chełmno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kijewo Królewskie
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.25°N 44°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:CCH

Bągart is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kijewo Królewskie, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) south of Kijewo Królewskie, 130NaN0 south of Chełmno, 270NaN0 north-west of Toruń, and 330NaN0 north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Bągart was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[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: . The Pomeranian Crime 1939. 2018. Warsaw. IPN. 39.