Dębienko
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Dębienko [dɛmˈbjɛnkɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stęszew, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Stęszew and 19 km (12 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań.
The
Wielkopolski National Park
is located near Dębienko.
History
During the
SS murdered 60 Poles brought from the Fort VII concentration camp in Poznań in the forest.[3] In January–April 1940 further executions took place, in which over 700 Poles were brought from Fort VII to the forest and murdered.[3] The bodies were buried in several mass graves. In the last months of the war the occupiers burnt the bodies of the victims in an attempt to cover up the crime.[3]
Transport
The Voivodeship road 311 runs through the village, and the Polish S5 highway runs nearby, north-west of the village.
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. pp. 192, 218.
- ^ a b c Wardzyńska, p. 192
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