Straszewo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Straszewo.

Straszewo
Village
View of Straszewo with the old Saint Martin church
Straszewo
Coordinates: 52°47′N 18°39′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Aleksandrów
Gmina	Koneck
First mentioned	1250
Population	430
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	CAL
Voivodeship roads

Straszewo [straˈʂɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koneck, within Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Aleksandrów Kujawski and 28 km (17 mi) south of Toruń. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

History

The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document of Duke Casimir I of Kuyavia from 1250, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.

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.[2]

Straszewo Panorama

See also

• Gmina Koneck

External links

• Roman-Catholic parish in Straszewo (in Polish)

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. 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.