Niewieścin Explained

Niewieścin
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Świecie
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Pruszcz
Coordinates:53.2922°N 18.2233°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Population Total:495 (2011)[1]
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:CSW

Niewieścin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south of Pruszcz, 200NaN0 south-west of Świecie, 250NaN0 north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 390NaN0 north-west of Toruń. It is situated on the northern shore of Niewieścińskie Lake.

History

Niewieścin was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Świecie County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland.[3]

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the village was occupied by Germany until 1945. In October 1941, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were deported to a transit camp in, Bydgoszcz, while their houses were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the National Population and Housing Census 2011. GUS. 3 January 2017. pl.
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  3. Book: Biskup. Marian. Tomczak. Andrzej. 1955. Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.. pl. Toruń. 108.
  4. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2017. Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945. pl. Warszawa. IPN. 93–94. 978-83-8098-174-4.