Country Poland Gmina Świekatowo Postal code 86-182 Elevation 104 m Local time Sunday 8:36 PM | County Świecie Population 1,700 Area code(s) (+48) 52 Area 64.7 km² | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 76% Humidity Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | ||
Świekatowo [ɕfjɛkaˈtɔvɔ] is a village in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Świekatowo. It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Świecie and 35 km (22 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.
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Map of %C5%9Awiekatowo, Poland
The village has a population of 1,700.
Massacre during Second World War
During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German forces on 3 September murdered 26 Poles. The massacre happened as Poles were attending Church mass from which they were dragged out by German soldiers and shot.
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Świekatowo Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA