Brzyskorzystew

Brzyskorzystew
Village
Saint Catherine church in Brzyskorzystew
Saint Catherine church in Brzyskorzystew
Brzyskorzystew is located in Poland
Brzyskorzystew
Brzyskorzystew
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 52°54′N 17°39′E / 52.900°N 17.650°E / 52.900; 17.650
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyŻnin
GminaŻnin
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCZN

Brzyskorzystew [bʐɨskɔˈʐɨstɛf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żnin, within Żnin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in central Poland.[1] The village has been noted in records since at least the 1100s and was previously called Bezkorzyst.[2] There is also a neighboring smaller village, Brzyskorzystewko, nearby. Four Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ↑ "Słownik Geograficzny Towns and Villages (B)". Polish Genealogical Society of America. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
  3. ↑ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 15. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)