Salno [ˈsalnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gruta, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Gruta, 11 km (7 mi) east of Grudziądz, and 55 km (34 mi) north-east of Toruń.
Salno | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°29′7″N 18°55′59″E / 53.48528°N 18.93306°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Grudziądz |
Gmina | Gruta |
Population | 220 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CGR |
History
editDuring the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Salno was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 45.