Świekatowo

Świekatowo
Village

Coat of arms
Świekatowo
Coordinates: 53°25′11″N 18°5′32″E / 53.41972°N 18.09222°E / 53.41972; 18.09222
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County Świecie
Gmina Świekatowo
Government
  Mayor Marek Topoliński
Area 64.7 km2 (25.0 sq mi)
Elevation 104 m (341 ft)
Population 1,700
  Density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Postal code 86-182
Area code(s) (+48) 52
Vehicle registration CSW
Website www.bip.swiekatowo.lo.pl

Świekatowo [ɕfjɛkaˈtɔvɔ] is a village in Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Świekatowo. It lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Świecie and 35 km (22 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.

The village has a population of 1,700.

Massacre during Second World War

During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German forces on 3 September murdered 26 Poles. The massacre happened as Poles were attending Church mass from which they were dragged out by German soldiers and shot.[1]


References

  1. Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 185


Coordinates: 53°25′11″N 18°5′32″E / 53.41972°N 18.09222°E / 53.41972; 18.09222

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