Silno, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

52°57′N 18°44′E / 52.950°N 18.733°E / 52.950; 18.733Country

PolandVoivodeshipKuyavian-PomeranianCountyToruńGminaObrowoPopulation

3,458 [2,014]Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationCTRVoivodeship roads

Silno [ˈɕilnɔ] is a city in the administrative district of Gmina Obrowo, within Toruń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Obrowo and 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Toruń. It is located on the Vistula in the historic Dobrzyń Land.

History

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

Transport

The Voivodeship roads 258 and 654 run through the village, and the Polish A1 and S10 highways run nearby, west and north of the village.

References

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