Serock, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Serock | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary | |
| Coordinates: 53°21′24″N 18°4′57″E / 53.35667°N 18.08250°E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Świecie |
| Gmina | Pruszcz |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 86-120[1] |
| Vehicle registration | CSW |
Serock [ˈsɛrɔt͡sk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[2]
History
Before the Holocaust, the village had a Jewish community.[3]
In September 1939, during the German invasion of Poland, the village was a site of massacre of several dozens of Polish prisoners of war by the German troops (the Serock massacre).[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Tedesco, Richard (2011-08-11). "Seeman gives names back to Holocaust victims". The Island Now. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ^ Czarnik, Andrzej (1999). Ósmy Strzelców Konnych w marszu i boju: działania Ósmego Pułku Strzelcoẃ Konnych na Pomorzu Nadwiślańskim w dniach 1-3 września 1939 r (in Polish). Wydawn. Uczelniane, Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna w Słupsku. p. 113. ISBN 978-83-87006-03-7.
- ^ Böhler, Jochen (2009). Zbrodnie Wehrmachtu w Polsce: wrzesień 1939, wojna totalna (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Znak. pp. 185–186. ISBN 978-83-240-1225-1.
- ^ Sudoł, Tomasz (2011). "Zbrodnie Wehrmachtu na jeńcach polskich we wrześniu 1939 roku" [Wehrmacht crimes against Polish prisoners of war in September 1939] (PDF). Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej. 8–9: 129–130.