Brzeźno, Aleksandrów County

For other places with the same name, see Brzeźno.

Brzeźno
Village
Brzeźno
Coordinates: 52°50′N 18°45′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Aleksandrów
Gmina	Koneck
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	CAL

Brzeźno [ˈbʐɛʑnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koneck, within Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Koneck, 5 km (3 mi) south-east of Aleksandrów Kujawski, and 24 km (15 mi) south of Toruń. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

History

The village dates back to medieval Piast-ruled Poland. According to a document from 1250, the village was owned by the Bishops of Kuyavia.[2] In the late 19th century it had a population of 201.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]

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 XV cz.1 (in Polish). Warsaw. 1900. p. 247.
3. Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 225. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.