Zbiczno Explained

Zbiczno
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brodnica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Zbiczno
Coordinates:53.3344°N 19.3756°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:983
Registration Plate:CBR

Zbiczno is a village in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Zbiczno. It lies 10km (10miles) north of Brodnica and 610NaN0 north-east of Toruń.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the occupiers forced local Poles to sign the Deutsche Volksliste. Those who refused were beaten to death by the Germans, and their bodies were laid in front of the German police station for several days to terrorize the population.[2] Several local Poles, including school teachers, were among the victims of the massacre of Poles from the county committed by the occupiers in 1939 in nearby Brzezinki.[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: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2017. Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 113. 978-83-8098-174-4.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 175.