Osięciny
Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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Osięciny [ɔɕɛnˈt͡ɕinɨ] (Yiddish: אשענטשין) is a village in Radziejów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Osięciny.
Osięciny | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Church of Our Lady | |
  Osięciny | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′N 18°43′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Radziejów |
| Gmina | Osięciny |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,700 |
In 2006 the village had a population of 2,700.
Jews in Osieciny
After the First World War there were 450 Jews in the village. In Osieciny were Jewish social aid institutions and branches of the Zionist parties and Agudat Israel. The Germans occupied Osieciny in September 1939. Community Judenrat was established and its main role was to provide forced workers. A ghetto was established in 1940 in the village. In April 1942, the Jews were gathered in the church and from there they were sent to Chelmno extermination camp.
