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Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
Gzin
Village
Pond in GzinPond in Gzin
Gzin is located in PolandGzinGzin
Coordinates: 53°13′N 18°19′E / 53.217°N 18.317°E / 53.217; 18.317
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyBydgoszcz
GminaDąbrowa Chełmińska
First mentioned1222
Population450
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCBY
Websitehttp://dabrowachelminska.pl/

Gzin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dąbrowa Chełmińska, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Dąbrowa Chełmińska, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Toruń. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document of Duke Konrad I of Masovia from 1222.

During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, inhabitants of Gzin were among the victims of massacres of Poles committed by the German Selbstschutz in nearby Płutowo as part of the Intelligenzaktion.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 166.
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