Kurzebiela | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Kurzebiela | |
| Coordinates: 52°36′41″N 18°8′54″E / 52.61139°N 18.14833°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Mogilno |
| Gmina | Strzelno |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CMG |
Kurzebiela [kuʐɛˈbjɛla] is a settlement, part of the village of Łąkie,[1] in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelno, within Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Strzelno, 15 km (9 mi) east of Mogilno, 57 km (35 mi) south-west of Toruń, and 57 km (35 mi) south of Bydgoszcz.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the Gestapo carried out massacres of around 200 Poles in the Kurzebiela forest in 1940.[3] In 1944, the Germans burned the bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[3]
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U., 2013, No. 200
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 182.