Borówno, Chełmno County
Borówno [bɔˈruvnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Chełmno, 31 km (19 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 35 km (22 mi) north-west of Toruń. It is located on the right bank of the Vistula river, in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.
Borówno | |
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Village | |
 Observation tower near the Vistula River in Borówno | |
  Borówno | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′N 18°21′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Chełmno |
| Gmina | Gmina Chełmno |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CCH |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
History
During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, farmers from Borówno were murdered by the German Selbstschutz in the massacre of Poles committed in nearby Płutowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 166.
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