Bocień Explained

Bocień
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Toruń
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Chełmża
Coordinates:53.2458°N 18.7428°W
Pushpin Map:Poland

Bocień is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmża, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11km (07miles) north-east of Chełmża and 260NaN0 north of Toruń.

Bocień was the location of the German concentration camp Bottschin, a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.