Wabcz Explained

Wabcz
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 52°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:660
Registration Plate:CCH
Blank Name Sec2:National roads

Wabcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stolno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 6km (04miles) north-east of Stolno, 100NaN0 east of Chełmno, 360NaN0 north of Toruń, and 460NaN0 north-east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), Wabcz was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Local Polish priests were murdered by the Germans in a massacre of Poles committed in nearby Klamry, also as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3] In January 1942, the occupiers also carried out expulsions of Poles, whose houses were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[4]

Sports

The local football club is Wojownik Wabcz.[5] It competes in the lower leagues.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: . The Pomeranian Crime 1939. 2018. Warsaw. IPN. 46.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 165–166.
  4. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2017. Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 122–123. 978-83-8098-174-4.
  5. Web site: Wojownik Wabcz - strona klubu. 28 August 2021. pl.