Wilcze, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Wilcze.

Wilcze
Village
Wilcze
Coordinates: 53°22′N 17°48′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Bydgoszcz
Gmina	Koronowo
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	CBY

Wilcze [ˈvilt͡ʂɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Koronowo and 31 km (19 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1941, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were deported to the Potulice concentration camp, while their farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[2]

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. 92. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.