Unisław, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Unisław (Polish pronunciation: [uˈɲiswaf]) is a village in Chełmno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Unisław. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south of Chełmno, 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Toruń, and 28 km (17 mi) east of Bydgoszcz. It is located in the Chełmno Land in the historic region of Pomerania.
Unisław | |
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Village | |
Saint Bartholomew Church | |
Unisław Unisław | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′37″N 18°23′13″E / 53.21028°N 18.38694°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Chełmno |
| Gmina | Unisław |
| Population | 3,490 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CCH |
| Voivodeship roads | |
Unisław and its surroundings is one of the main areas of peppermint cultivation in Poland, and the Unisław peppermint is an officially protected traditional food, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland.[2]
History edit
The village was mentioned in a document of Duke Konrad I of Masovia in 1222.
During the German occupation (World War II), in 1939, many Poles from Unisław, including teachers, priests and the local school principal, were murdered by the Germans in large massacres of Poles committed in nearby Klamry, Płutowo and Małe Czyste as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3] In October 1940, the occupiers also carried out expulsions of Poles, whose farms were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[4] In 1942, the Germans changed the name of the village to Kulmischwenzlau in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin. The original name was restored after the occupation ended in 1945.
Sports edit
The local football club is Unislavia Unisław.[5] It competes in the lower leagues.
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ "Mięta pieprzowa unisławska". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 165–166.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 81. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ^ "Skarb - Unislavia Unisław". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.