Mokre, Grudziądz County
Mokre | |
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Village | |
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
Mokre | |
| Coordinates: 53°33′N 18°49′E / 53.550°N 18.817°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Grudziądz |
| Gmina | Grudziądz |
| Population | 930[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CGR |
| National roads | |
Mokre [ˈmɔkrɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Grudziądz and 59 km (37 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), in 1939, farmers from Mokre were murdered by the German SS and Selbstschutz in the large massacre of Poles committed in nearby Białochowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]
References
- ^ "GUS: Ludność - struktura według ekonomicznych grup wieku. Stan w dniu 31.03.2011 r". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "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)
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 172.