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Okalewo [ɔkaˈlɛvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skrwilno, within Rypin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Skrwilno, 12 km (7 mi) east of Rypin, and 68 km (42 mi) east of Toruń.




History


In 1827, the village had a population of 341. A steam mill was built in 1869.
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), local teachers were among Polish teachers from the county deceitfully gathered at a supposed formal meeting and then massacred in Rypin in November 1939 (see Intelligenzaktion). Furthermore, a Polish teacher from Sławianowo was murdered by the occupiers in the forest of Okalewo.




Notable people


Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski (1892–1944), brigadier general of the Polish Army




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Okalewo
• Suchy Las
• Czesław Młot-Fijałkowski
• Zielątkowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship
• Chludowo
• Szucie
• Mościska, Gmina Skrwilno
• Złotniki, Poznań County
• Nowe Skudzawy
• Okalewo, Greater Poland Voivodeship