Wilcze, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 53°22′N 17°48′E / 53.367°N 17.800°E / 53.367; 17.800
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Wilcze
Village
Wilcze is located in Poland
Wilcze
Wilcze
Wilcze is located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Wilcze
Wilcze
Coordinates: 53°22′N 17°48′E / 53.367°N 17.800°E / 53.367; 17.800
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyBydgoszcz County
GminaKoronowo
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCBY

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.

History[edit]

During 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]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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.