Kurzebiela [kuʐɛˈbjɛla] is a settlement, part of the village of Łąkie,[1] in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelno, within Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Strzelno, 15 km (9 mi) east of Mogilno, 57 km (35 mi) south-west of Toruń, and 57 km (35 mi) south of Bydgoszcz.
Kurzebiela | |
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Village | |
  Kurzebiela | |
| Coordinates: 52°36′41″N 18°8′54″E / 52.61139°N 18.14833°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Mogilno |
| Gmina | Strzelno |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CMG |
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Gestapo carried out massacres of around 200 Poles in the Kurzebiela forest in 1940.[3] In 1944, the Germans burned the bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]
References
edit- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U., 2013, No. 200
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 182.
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