Buszkowo, Bydgoszcz County
Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Buszkowo [buʂˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Koronowo, within Bydgoszcz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.
Buszkowo | |
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Village | |
Holy Spirit church in Buszkowo | |
  Buszkowo Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′43″N 17°51′43″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Bydgoszcz |
| Gmina | Koronowo |
| Population | 400 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CBY |
| National roads |  |
History
During the German occupation (World War II), the forest near Buszkowo was the site of a large massacre of Poles from Koronowo and nearby villages, committed by the Germans on October 5–6, 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] In 1941, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3] Expelled Poles were placed in a transit camp in Toruń, and then deported either to the Warsaw District of the General Government in German-occupied central Poland or to forced labour in Germany.[3]
Notable people
- Aleksander Mendyk (1979–2008), Polish heavy metal singer and guitarist
