Drzycim

Coordinates: 53°30′48″N 18°18′59″E / 53.51333°N 18.31639°E / 53.51333; 18.31639
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Drzycim
Village
Our Lady of Consolation church in Drzycim
Our Lady of Consolation church in Drzycim
Drzycim is located in Poland
Drzycim
Drzycim
Drzycim is located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Drzycim
Drzycim
Coordinates: 53°30′48″N 18°18′59″E / 53.51333°N 18.31639°E / 53.51333; 18.31639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyŚwiecie
GminaDrzycim
Population
1,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCSW
Voivodeship roads
WebsiteDrzycim

Drzycim [ˈdʐɨt͡ɕim] is a village in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Drzycim. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Świecie, 49 km (30 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 57 km (35 mi) north of Toruń.

History[edit]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), inhabitants of Drzycim were among the victims of a massacre of Poles committed by the German Selbstschutz in nearby Jastrzębie in January 1940.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 182.