Zielnowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°22′N 18°52′E / 53.367°N 18.867°E / 53.367; 18.867Country PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyGrudziądz CountyGminaRadzyń ChełmińskiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationCGRVoivodeship roads

Zielnowo [ʑɛlˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radzyń Chełmiński, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Radzyń Chełmiński, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Grudziądz, and 41 km (25 mi) north-east of Toruń.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), several Poles from Zielnowo were imprisoned by the Germans in the monastery in nearby Rywałd and eventually murdered in Stara Ruda (see: Intelligenzaktion).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 173.



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