Starogród Górny

Starogród Górny [staˈrɔɡrut ˈɡurnɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chełmno, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

Starogród Górny
Village
View of the Castle Hill
View of the Castle Hill
Starogród Górny is located in Poland
Starogród Górny
Starogród Górny
Coordinates: 53°18′36″N 18°22′46″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyChełmno
GminaGmina Chełmno
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCCH
Voivodeship roads

History

During the German occupation (World War II), Starogród was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Many Poles from Starogród, including local teachers, were also murdered by the Germans during large massacres of Poles committed in the nearby villages of Klamry and Małe Czyste, also as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

Sports

The local football club is Gwiazda Starogród.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 46.
  3. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 165–166.
  4. "Gwiazda Starogród - strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.



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