Jarczewo Explained

Jarczewo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lipno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Skępe
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.8833°N 37°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:CLI

Jarczewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skępe, within Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) north-west of Skępe, 100NaN0 east of Lipno, and 490NaN0 east of Toruń.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Poles from Jarczewo were among the victims of large massacres of Poles from the county carried out by the Germans in nearby Karnkowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] The local school principal was among Polish principals and teachers murdered in the Dachau concentration camp.[3]

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. 175.
  3. Wardzyńska, p. 181