Grzybno, Chełmno County

For other places with the same name, see Grzybno.

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Grzybno

Village

Saint Michael Archangel church in Grzybno

Grzybno

Coordinates: 53°11′40″N 18°26′31″E﻿ / ﻿53.19444°N 18.44194°E﻿ / 53.19444; 18.44194
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County| Chełmno
Gmina| Unisław
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| CCH
Voivodeship roads|

Grzybno [ˈɡʐɨbnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Unisław, within Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Chełmno, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Toruń, and 31 km (19 mi) east of Bydgoszcz.

The local landmark is the medieval Gothic Saint Michael Archangel church.

## History

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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1942, the German gendarmerie and Einsatzkompanie Thorn carried out expulsions of Poles, who were placed either in the Potulice concentration camp, in a transit camp in Toruń or in a Germanisation camp in Jabłonowo-Zamek.[2] Houses and farms of expelled Poles were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]

## Administrative division

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Several adjacent settlements are considered part of Grzybno: Bobak, Chiny, Garwolin, Korea, Pod Głażewo, Pod Siemion, Pod Unisław.[4]

## Transport

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There is a train station in the village.

## References

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1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 122–123\. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
3. ^ Wardzyńska, p. 123
4. ^ 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

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Gmina Unisław

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* Unisław

Other villages|

* Błoto
* Bruki Kokocka
* Bruki Unisławskie
* Głażewo
* Gołoty
* Grzybno
* Kokocko
* Korea
* Raciniewo
* Stablewice

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