| Paterek | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nakło |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nakło nad Notecią |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1720 |
| Coordinates: | 53.1167°N 54°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 2300 |
| Registration Plate: | CNA |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Voivodeship roads |
Paterek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nakło nad Notecią, within Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4km (02miles) south-east of Nakło nad Notecią and 260NaN0 west of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the region of Pałuki.
The oldest known mention of Paterek dates back to a 1720 document of Polish King Augustus II the Strong.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II) it was the site of the, in which over 200 Poles, including teachers, craftsmen, merchants, priests and entire families with children, were murdered by the Germans in October and November 1939 during the Intelligenzaktion.[2]