Lembarg Explained

Lembarg
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brodnica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Jabłonowo Pomorskie
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.35°N 31°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:CBR

Lembarg is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jabłonowo Pomorskie, within Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south-east of Jabłonowo Pomorskie, 180NaN0 north-west of Brodnica, and 530NaN0 north-east of Toruń.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Lembarg was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Local Poles were also among the victims of the massacre in Brzezinki, perpetrated by the German police and Selbstschutz in October 1939, also as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[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: . The Pomeranian Crime 1939. 2018. Warsaw. IPN. 42.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 175.