Rzęczkowo Explained

Rzęczkowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Toruń
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Zławieś Wielka
Coordinates:53.1289°N 18.3669°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:800
Registration Plate:CTR
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Rzęczkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zławieś Wielka, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in Chełmno Land within the historic region of Pomerania.

History

The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. There were two medieval strongholds, which are now protected archaeological sites.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Rzęczkowo was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

Education

There is a primary school in Rzęczkowo.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Web site: Wieś Rzęczkowo (kujawsko-pomorskie) w liczbach. Polska w liczbach. 2 October 2021. pl.
  3. Book: . The Pomeranian Crime 1939. 2018. Warsaw. IPN. 45.