Wilcze [ˈvilt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Koronowo and 31 km (19 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz.
Wilcze | |
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Village | |
  Wilcze | |
| Coordinates: 53°22′N 17°48′E / 53.367°N 17.800°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Bydgoszcz |
| Gmina | Koronowo |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CBY |
History
editDuring the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1941, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were deported to the Potulice concentration camp, while their farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 92. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
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