Country Poland Gmina Solec Kujawski Area 18.68 km² Population 15,060 (2006) | County Bydgoszcz Postal code 86-050 Local time Sunday 6:27 AM | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 93% Humidity Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Points of interest JuraPark Park dinozaurów, Park Wodny Ośrodka, Muzeum Solca im księcia Pr | ||
Solec Kujawski [ˈsɔlɛt͡s kuˈjafskʲi] (German: Schulitz) is a town with 15,505 inhabitants and an area of 176 km², situated 14 kilometres southeast of Bydgoszcz in Poland at 53°4′N 18°14′E. Solec Kujawski belongs to the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. The town features Saint Stanislaus in its coat of arms.
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Map of Solec Kujawski, Poland
Urban parts
Massacre during Second World War
During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, Wehrmacht soldiers and local German minority members murdered 44 people from the town on 14 September. Some of the victims were brutally beaten with rifles (up to the point that they broke apart).
Points of interest
South of Solec Kujawski there is the longwave-transmitter Solec Kujawski.
References
Solec Kujawski Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA