Wudzyn
Village
Saint Barbara church in Wudzyn
Saint Barbara church in Wudzyn
Wudzyn is located in Poland
Wudzyn
Wudzyn
Wudzyn is located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Wudzyn
Wudzyn
Coordinates: 53°19′N 18°5′E / 53.317°N 18.083°E / 53.317; 18.083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyBydgoszcz County
GminaDobrcz
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCBY
Primary airportBydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport

Wudzyn [ˈvud͡zɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrcz, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Dobrcz and 23 km (14 mi) north of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

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] Among the victims was local sołtys (head of local administration) Teofil Arczyński.[2] In 1944, the Germans burned the bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime.[2] In 1941, the occupiers also carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. 1 2 3 Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 160.
  3. ↑ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 93. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.



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