Robakowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Robakowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Chełmno
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stolno
Coordinates:53.35°N 58°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:CCH
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Robakowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stolno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 12km (07miles) east of Stolno, 170NaN0 east of Chełmno, and 360NaN0 north of Toruń. It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

Robakowo was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Chełmno Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1509 it was bought by Paweł Sokołowski from Andrzej Robakowski.[2] In 1868, the village had a population of 184, and in 1885 it had a population of 227.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Robakowo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 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: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX. 1888. pl. Warsaw. 645.
  3. Book: . The Pomeranian Crime 1939. 2018. Warsaw. IPN. 45.