Żołędowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

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Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

53°13′N 18°4′E / 53.217°N 18.067°E / 53.217; 18.067Country

PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyBydgoszcz CountyGminaOsielskoPopulation

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Voivodeship roads

Żołędowo [ʐɔwɛnˈdɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Osielsko, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.^[1] It lies 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Osielsko and 12 km (7 mi) north of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

The historic landmarks of Żołędowo are the Karłowski Palace and the Exaltation of the Holy Cross church.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, the occupiers carried out arrests of local Poles, who were then murdered by the German Einsatzkommando 16 near Otorowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.^[2] In 1944, the Germans burned the bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime.^[2]

Gallery

Exaltation of the Holy Cross church
Park
Żołędowo Forest Inspectorate
Pope John Paul II monument

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ ^a ^b Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 160.