Tryszczyn [ˈtrɨʂt͡ʂɨn] (German: Trischen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Koronowo and 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
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Coordinates: 53°14′N 17°55′E | |
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Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Bydgoszcz County |
Gmina | Koronowo |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | CBY |
Primary airport | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport |
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During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, Tryszczyn was the site of large massacres of Poles from Bydgoszcz carried out by the Germans as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Among the victims were teachers, activists, priests, old people, and even boy and girl scouts, gymnasium students, and children as young as 12.[2][3]
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Present-day Poland |
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Pre-war Polish Volhynia (Wołyń Voivodeship, present-day Ukraine) |
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Pre-war Polish Eastern Galicia (Stanisławów Voivodeship, Tarnopol Voivodeship and the bulk of Lwów Voivodeship, present-day Ukraine) |
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Polish self-defence centres in Volhynia |
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Remainder of present-day Ukraine |
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Pre-war Polish Nowogródek and Wilno Voivodeships (present-day Belarus) |
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Remainder of present-day Belarus |
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Pre-war Polish Wilno Region (Wilno Voivodeship, present-day Lithuania) |
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Present-day Germany |
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