Aleksandrów Kujawski

Aleksandrów Kujawski [alɛkˈsandruf kuˈjafskʲi] (listen) (Polish: until 1879 Trojanów, 1879-1919 Aleksandrów Pograniczny) is a small town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is situated about 18 km south-east of Toruń. It is the seat of Aleksandrów County, and also of Gmina Aleksandrów Kujawski (although it is not part of the territory of that gmina).

Aleksandrów Kujawski
Trojanowski Palace in Aleksandrów Kujawski
Coat of arms
Aleksandrów Kujawski
Aleksandrów Kujawski
Coordinates: 52°52′N 18°42′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyAleksandrów
GminaAleksandrów Kujawski (urban gmina)
Government
 • MayorEdyta Jaszczak (acting)
Area
 • Total7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total12,476
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87-700 to 87-712
Car platesCAL
WebsiteOfficial website

The town was founded in 1862, and got its municipal rights in 1879.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in October 1939–January 1940, the Germans murdered many Poles from the town in the nearby Odolion forest (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[1] In October 1939, Germans arrested five Salesians from the town,[1] and in 1940 they expelled 735 Poles, whose houses, workshops and offices were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[2]

Municipal parts
  • Centrum
  • Osiedle Parkowa I (Bloki)
  • Osiedle Parkowa II (Bloki)
  • Piaski (Piachy)
  • Halinowo
  • Osiedle Południe

See also
  • Aleksandrów Kujawski (PKP station)

References
  1. Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 209 (in Polish)
  2. Maria Wardzyńska, Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945, IPN, Warszawa, 2017, p. 225 (in Polish)
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