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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.
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.
The village has a population of 1,700.
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.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Świekatowo
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Coordinates: 53°25'17"N 18°5'52"E
- Lubania-Lipiny 2 km
- Tuszyny 2.2 km
- Bukowiec 9 km
- Błądzim 9 km
- Pruszcz 10 km
- Gostycyn 24 km
- Wielka Klonia 27 km
- Wałdowo 30 km
- Żalno 32 km
- Raciąż 35 km
- Church 0.6 km
- Cemetery 0.7 km
- railway station PKP Lubania-Lipiny 3.6 km
- evangelical graveyard 3.9 km
- evangelical graveyard 4.3 km
- Lake Suskie Wielkie 5.4 km
- evangelical graveyard 7.3 km
- Cemetery 7.5 km
- evangelical graveyard 7.7 km
- Gmina Koronowo 19 km