Jezioro Jezuickie
Jezioro Jezuickie | ||
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Geographical location | Powiat Bydgoski , Kuyavian-Pomerania , Poland | |
Location close to the shore | Brzoza , Bydgoszcz | |
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Coordinates | 53 ° 0 '39 " N , 18 ° 3' 37" E | |
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surface | 1.467 km² | |
Maximum depth | 10.6 m |
Jezioro Jezuickie (German Jesuit Lake ) is a lake in Bydgoszcz County in Poland . It is 2 km long and 500 to 800 m wide. Its area is approximately 146.7 hectares. It is located about 12 km south of Bydgoszcz .
The lake is known for the so-called march to Piecki . On September 4, 1939, according to German witnesses, 39 German civilians were executed by Polish soldiers on the beach of Jesuit Lake in Chmielniki in retaliation for the events in Bydgoszcz . According to testimony of Polish witnesses, the Polish soldiers shot and killed 9 German civilians who had previously been arrested armed, the remaining 30 died as a result of aerial fire by the German air force.
Footnotes
- ↑ Wydarzenia 3 i 4 września 1939 r. w Bydgoszczy - "Blood Sunday" ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the city of Bydgoszcz, accessed on May 28, 2012
- ↑ R. Kuczma: Wydarzenia 3 i 4 września 1939 roku w Bydgoszczy i okolicy na podstawie niemieckich dokumentów. [in:] Pierwsze dni września. Pp. 40-41.