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Delve into Wieszki in Poland
Wieszki in the region of Kujawsko-Pomorskie is a city in Poland - some 153 mi or ( 247 km ) West of Warsaw , the country's capital .
Current time in Wieszki is now 12:46 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Warsaw " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Kaliningrad, Warsaw, Prague, Wystep, and Wymyslowo. While being here, make sure to check out Kaliningrad . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Wieszki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Chobielin
Chobielin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szubin, within Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres north-west of Szubin, 8 km south-east of Nakło nad Notecią, and 23 km west of Bydgoszcz. The village has a population of 92. A manor in the village is owned by current Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.
Located at 53.10 17.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Paterek
Paterek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nakło nad Notecią, within Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres south-east of Nakło nad Notecią and 26 km west of Bydgoszcz. The village has a population of 2,300.
Located at 53.12 17.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Potulice
Potulice (previously also Kantów) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nakło nad Notecią, within Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres south-east of Nakło nad Notecią and 22 km west of Bydgoszcz. It is best known as the site of the World War II German concentration camp Lebrechtsdorf. The village has a population of 2,100.
Located at 53.12 17.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Central Labour Camp in Potulice
After the end of World War II, the Central Labour Camp in Potulice (Polish: Centralny Obóz Pracy w Potulicach) became a detention centre for Germans and anti-communist Poles. It was set up by the Soviet and Polish Communist authorities in Potulice in place of the former Nazi German Potulice concentration camp (known as the Ostjugendbewahrlager Potulitz or Lebrechtsdorf camp), the subcamp of Stutthof built in 1941.
Located at 53.12 17.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Potulice concentration camp
The Potulice concentration camp (German: UWZ Lager Lebrechtsdorf– Potulitz) was established during World War II by Nazi Germany on the territory of occupied Poland in Potulice near Nakło. The total of 25,000 prisoners went through the camp during its operation, before the end of 1944. It was also notable as a detention centre for Polish children that underwent the Nazi experiment in forced Germanisation.
Located at 53.12 17.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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