Różnowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Roznowo.
Różnowo
Village
Różnowo is located in Poland
Różnowo
Różnowo
Coordinates: 53°16′51″N 18°21′12″E / 53.28083°N 18.35333°E / 53.28083; 18.35333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyChełmno
GminaChełmno
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCCH

Różnowo [ruʐˈnɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, local Polish teachers were murdered by the Germans in a massacre of Poles committed in nearby Klamry as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 165–166.


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