Błądzim, Świecie County

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Błądzim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lniano, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 km south-west of Lniano, 22 km north-west of Świecie, 22 km south-west of Tuchola and 43 km north of Bydgoszcz.

History

In 1860–1862, the village was hit by a cholera epidemic. During the German invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, on 3 September 1939, it was the site of a battle between Polish and German troops. Afterwards it was occupied by Germany until 1945. Some Italian prisoners-of-war died in German captivity in the area.

Sights

There are mass graves of Polish and Italian soldiers and a grave of one German soldier from World War II in Błądzim.

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