Okalewo

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°4′N 19°37′E / 53.067°N 19.617°E / 53.067; 19.617Country PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyRypinGminaSkrwilnoPopulation
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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

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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  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



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