Serock | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°21′24″N 18°4′57″E / 53.35667°N 18.08250°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Świecie |
Gmina | Pruszcz |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CSW |
Serock [ˈsɛrɔt͡sk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Pruszcz, 25 km (16 mi) west of Świecie, and 28 km (17 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.
Before the Holocaust, the village had a Jewish community. [2]
In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, the village was a site of massacre of several dozens of Polish prisoners of war by the German troops (the Serock massacre ). [3] [4] [5]
Serock | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°21′24″N 18°4′57″E / 53.35667°N 18.08250°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Świecie |
Gmina | Pruszcz |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CSW |
Serock [ˈsɛrɔt͡sk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Pruszcz, 25 km (16 mi) west of Świecie, and 28 km (17 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.
Before the Holocaust, the village had a Jewish community. [2]
In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, the village was a site of massacre of several dozens of Polish prisoners of war by the German troops (the Serock massacre ). [3] [4] [5]