Solec Kujawski
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Solec Kujawski ' is a town with 15,505 inhabitants and an area of 176 km², situated 14 kilometres southeast of Bydgoszcz in Poland
at 53°4′N 18°14′E. Solec Kujawski belongs to the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
. The town features Saint Stanislaus in its coat of arms.
soldiers and local German minority members murdered 44 people from the town on 14 September. Some of the victims were brutally beaten with rifles(up to the point that they broke apart)..
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
at 53°4′N 18°14′E. Solec Kujawski belongs to the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...
. The town features Saint Stanislaus in its coat of arms.
Massacre during Second World War
During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, WehrmachtWehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
soldiers and local German minority members murdered 44 people from the town on 14 September. Some of the victims were brutally beaten with rifles(up to the point that they broke apart)..