Dąbrówka Królewska
Dąbrówka Królewska | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Saint James church in Dąbrówka Królewska | |
Dąbrówka Królewska | |
| Coordinates: 53°30′N 18°56′E / 53.500°N 18.933°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Grudziądz |
| Gmina | Gruta |
| Population | 700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CGR |
Dąbrówka Królewska [dɔmˈbrufka kruˈlɛfska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gruta, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Gruta, 11 km (7 mi) east of Grudziądz, and 56 km (35 mi) north of Toruń. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.
History
During the German occupation (World War II), Dąbrówka Królewska was one of the sites of executions of Poles carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Farmers from Dąbrówka Królewska were also murdered by the German SS and Selbstschutz in the large massacre of Poles committed in 1939 in nearby Białochowo, also as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 40.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 172.