Mełno | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Mełno Palace | |
  Mełno | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′06″N 18°56′12″E / 53.43500°N 18.93667°E | |
| Country | 
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Grudziądz |
| Gmina | Gruta |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | CGR |
| Voivodeship roads |
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Mełno [ˈmɛu̯nɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gruta, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. [1]
History
The Treaty of Melno was signed in the village in 1422. A monument commemorates the treaty.
During the German occupation of Poland ( World War II), Mełno was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion. [2]
Transport
There is a train station in the village.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 43.
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