Bobrowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Bobrowo.

Bobrowo
Village
Church of Saint James
Bobrowo
Coordinates: 53°17′N 19°17′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Brodnica
Gmina	Bobrowo
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	CBR

Bobrowo [bɔˈbrɔvɔ] is a village in Brodnica County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bobrowo. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Brodnica and 53 km (33 mi) north-east of Toruń.

History

In 1634, the starost of Pokrzywno granted the village to the Benedictines from Grudziądz.[2] It remained their possession until 1772, and later on it passed to Polish nobility, including the Jezierski and Czapski families.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the occupiers forced local Poles to sign the Deutsche Volksliste. Those who refused were beaten to death by the Germans, and their bodies were laid in front of the German police station for several days to terrorize the population.[3]

Notable people

• Jan Zumbach, Polish World War II fighter ace, lived in the village in 1922–1935

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warsaw. 1880. p. 265.
3. Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 113. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.