Dąbie, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Dąbie [ˈdɔmbʲɛ] (German: Eichstädt) is a town on the Ner River in central Poland with 2200 inhabitants, situated in Koło County in Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Dąbie
Town hall
Coat of arms
Dąbie
Coordinates: 52°5′19″N 18°49′32″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyKoło
GminaDąbie
Area
 • Total8.86 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,087
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Postal code
62-660
Websitehttp://dabie.nowoczesnagmina.pl/

The town was first mentioned in 1232. Municipal status was granted in 1423.

Before World War II, about 1,000 Jews lived in Dąbie.[1] After the German occupation, they were confined to a ghetto in summer, 1940. Some were sent to labor camps, but most were sent directly to Chelmno extermination camp in December 1941 where they were gassed in specially adapted vans.[2][3] Only a few Dabie Jews survived the war.

Highlights
  • The May 1st Street, historic building
  • Evangelical church
  • Soccer stadium during tournament
  • Historic synagogue converted to small apartments

References
  1. Alan Heath Synagogue at Dąbie
  2. 'The Holocaust', Martin Gilbert, (1986), p.241.
  3. Megargee, Geoffrey (2012). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos. Bloomington, Indiana: University of Indiana Press. p. Volume II, 50-51. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.


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