Tryszczyn | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°14′N 17°55′E / 53.233°N 17.917°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Bydgoszcz County |
Gmina | Koronowo |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CBY |
Primary airport | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport |
Highways | |
National roads | |
Voivodeship roads |
Tryszczyn [ˈtrɨʂt͡ʂɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. [1] It lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Koronowo and 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
During the German occupation ( World War II), in 1939, Tryszczyn was the site of large massacres of Poles from Bydgoszcz carried out by the Germans as part of the Intelligenzaktion. [2] Among the victims were teachers, activists, priests, old people, and even boy and girl scouts, gymnasium students, and children as young as 12. [2] [3]
Tryszczyn | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°14′N 17°55′E / 53.233°N 17.917°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Bydgoszcz County |
Gmina | Koronowo |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CBY |
Primary airport | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport |
Highways | |
National roads | |
Voivodeship roads |
Tryszczyn [ˈtrɨʂt͡ʂɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. [1] It lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Koronowo and 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
During the German occupation ( World War II), in 1939, Tryszczyn was the site of large massacres of Poles from Bydgoszcz carried out by the Germans as part of the Intelligenzaktion. [2] Among the victims were teachers, activists, priests, old people, and even boy and girl scouts, gymnasium students, and children as young as 12. [2] [3]