Koneck

Koneck
Village
Koneck
Coordinates: 52°47′N 18°43′E / 52.783°N 18.717°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County Aleksandrów
Gmina Koneck

Koneck [ˈkɔnɛt͡sk] is a village in Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Koneck. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Aleksandrów Kujawski and 29 km (18 mi) south of Toruń.

Massacre during Second World War

During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939,German minority members in Poland on 10 September with help of German army murdered 17 Poles and Jews. The victims were buried in mass graves.[1]

References


  1. Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 328

Coordinates: 52°47′00″N 18°43′00″E / 52.7833°N 18.7167°E