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Barbarka, Toruń

For other places with the same name, see Barbarka.
Barbarka
District of Toruń
Saint Barbara chapel
Saint Barbara chapel
Location of Barbarka within Toruń
Location of Barbarka within Toruń
Coordinates: 53°3′N 18°33′E / 53.050°N 18.550°E / 53.050; 18.550
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
County/CityToruń
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCT

Barbarka [barˈbarka] is a district of Toruń, Poland,[1] located in the north-western part of the city.

History

During the German occupation of Poland in time of World War II, Barbarka was the site of German massacres of over 1,100 Poles from Toruń, Chełmża, Skępe and other places in the region, including teachers, school principals, local officials, restaurateurs, shop owners, merchants, farmers, railwaymen, policemen, craftsmen, students, priests, workers, doctors, committed as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Six mass graves were discovered after the war, in five of which the bodies of the victims were burnt, as the Germans tried to cover up the crime.[3]

References

  1. ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Cyfryzacji z dnia 13 grudnia 2012 r. w sprawie wykazu urzędowych nazw miejscowości i ich części, Dz. U., 2013, No. 200
  2. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 161–163.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, p. 162
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