Mędzisko
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Mędzisko | |
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  Mędzisko | |
| Coordinates: 52°40′11″N 16°35′7″E / 52.66972°N 16.58528°E / 52.66972; 16.58528 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Szamotuły |
| Gmina | Obrzycko |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PSZ |
Mędzisko is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Obrzycko, within Szamotuły County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1]
According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 11, entirely Polish by nationality and Roman Catholic by confession.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Mędzisko was the site of a massacre of around 420 Poles from the region, including nearby towns of Czarnków, Międzychód, Pniewy, Szamotuły and Wronki, carried out by the Germans throughout October–December 1939 as part of the genocidal Intelligenzaktion campaign.[3] In 1944, the Germans burned the bodies of the victims in attempt to cover up the crime.[3]
References
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1926. p. 89.
- 1 2 Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 199–200.
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