Bobrowo [bɔˈbrɔvɔ] 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 Bobrowo. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Brodnica and 53 km (33 mi) north-east of Toruń.
Bobrowo | |
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Village | |
 Church of Saint James | |
  Bobrowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′N 19°17′E / 53.283°N 19.283°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Brodnica |
| Gmina | Bobrowo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CBR |
History
editIn 1634, the starost of Pokrzywno granted the village to the Benedictines from Grudziądz.[2] It remained their possession until 1772, and later on it passed to Polish nobility, including the Jezierski and Czapski families.[2]
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.[3]
Notable people
edit- Jan Zumbach, Polish World War II fighter ace, lived in the village in 1922–1935
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warsaw. 1880. p. 265.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 113. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
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