Okalewo

See also: Okalewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Okalewo
Village
Our Lady of the Scapular church in Okalewo
Okalewo
Coordinates: 53°4′N 19°37′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Rypin
Gmina	Skrwilno
Population	900
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	CRY
Voivodeship roads

Okalewo [ɔkaˈlɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skrwilno, within Rypin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Skrwilno, 12 km (7 mi) east of Rypin, and 68 km (42 mi) east of Toruń.

History

In 1827, the village had a population of 341.[2] A steam mill was built in 1869.[3]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), local teachers were among Polish teachers from the county deceitfully gathered at a supposed formal meeting and then massacred in Rypin in November 1939 (see Intelligenzaktion).[4] Furthermore, a Polish teacher from Sławianowo was murdered by the occupiers in the forest of Okalewo.[5]

Notable people

• Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski (1892–1944), brigadier general of the Polish Army

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 VII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 421.
3. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII. p. 422.
4. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 173–174.
5. Wardzyńska, p. 81