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Salno, Grudziądz County

Coordinates: 53°29′7″N 18°55′59″E / 53.48528°N 18.93306°E / 53.48528; 18.93306
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Salno
Village
Old manor park in Salno
Old manor park in Salno
Salno is located in Poland
Salno
Salno
Coordinates: 53°29′7″N 18°55′59″E / 53.48528°N 18.93306°E / 53.48528; 18.93306
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGrudziądz
GminaGruta
Population
220
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCGR

Salno [ˈsalnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gruta, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Gruta, 11 km (7 mi) east of Grudziądz, and 55 km (34 mi) north-east of Toruń.

History

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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Salno was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 45.