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Tryszczyn

Coordinates:53°14′N17°55′E/ 53.233°N 17.917°E/53.233; 17.917
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Tryszczyn
Village
Hydroelectric power plant in Tryszczyn
Hydroelectric power plant in Tryszczyn
Tryszczyn is located in Poland
Tryszczyn
Tryszczyn
Coordinates:53°14′N17°55′E/ 53.233°N 17.917°E/53.233; 17.917
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyBydgoszcz
GminaKoronowo
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Vehicle registrationCBY
Primary airportBydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport
Highways
National roads
Voivodeship roads

Tryszczyn[ˈtrɨʂt͡ʂɨn]is a village in the administrative district ofGmina Koronowo,withinBydgoszcz County,Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship,in north-central Poland.[1]It lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) south ofKoronowoand 15 km (9 mi) north-west ofBydgoszcz.It is located in the historic region ofKuyavia.

History

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During theGerman occupation(World War II), in 1939, Tryszczyn was the site of large massacres ofPolesfrom Bydgoszcz carried out by the Germans as part of theIntelligenzaktion.[2]Among the victims were teachers, activists, priests, old people, and even boy and girl scouts,gymnasiumstudents, and children as young as 12.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^"Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)"(in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^abWardzyńska, Maria (2009).Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion(in Polish). Warsaw:IPN.p. 158.
  3. ^Drywa, Danuta (2020). "Germanizacja dzieci i młodzieży polskiej na Pomorzu Gdańskim z uwzględnieniem roli obozu koncentracyjnego Stutthof". In Kostkiewicz, Janina (ed.).Zbrodnia bez kary... Eksterminacja i cierpienie polskich dzieci pod okupacją niemiecką (1939–1945)(in Polish).Kraków:Uniwersytet Jagielloński,Biblioteka Jagiellońska.p. 180.