Wałdowo, Świecie County Explained

Wałdowo
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
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:53.3333°N 32°W
Registration Plate:CSW

Wałdowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) east of Pruszcz, 170NaN0 south-west of Świecie, 290NaN0 north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 420NaN0 north-west of Toruń.

History

Wałdowo was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Wałdowski family, administratively located in the Świecie County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]

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 February 1941, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were deported to a transit camp in Tczew, while their houses were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.
  2. Book: Biskup. Marian. Tomczak. Andrzej. 1955. Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w.. pl. Toruń. 109.
  3. 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.