| Kortowo | |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood of Olsztyn | |
 Kortowskie Lake | |
 Location of Kortowo within Olsztyn | |
| Coordinates: 53°45′N 20°27′E / 53.750°N 20.450°E / 53.750; 20.450 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County/City | Olsztyn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.22 km (1.63 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | NO |
Kortowo () is a neighbourhood of Olsztyn, Poland, located in the southern part of the town, best known as the location of the campus of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
History
In 1886, a Provincial Mental Sanatorium was established in the settlement. During World War II, as part of the Aktion T4, Nazi Germany conducted medical experiments on the patients of the psychiatric hospital, in which at least 5,000 people were killed. On 22 January 1945, the Soviet Red Army committed a massacre of some 600 remaining patients and staff of the psychiatric hospital, who were either burned alive or shot.
After the war, the abandoned psychiatric hospital was repurposed as a college, later becoming the University of Warmia and Mazury.
Kortowiada, one of the largest higher education students' holidays in Poland, is held annually in and named after Kortowo.
References
- Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U., 2013, No. 200
- ^ "Dzisiaj mija 74. rocznica rzezi w Kortowie. Sowieckie oddziały zamordowały około 600 osób". Radio Olsztyn (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.