Legbąd (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛɡbɔnt]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuchola, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Tuchola and 66 km (41 mi) north of Bydgoszcz. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Legbąd
Village
Sacred Heart church in Legbąd
Sacred Heart church in Legbąd
Legbąd is located in Poland
Legbąd
Legbąd
Coordinates: 53°42′36″N 17°56′27″E / 53.71000°N 17.94083°E / 53.71000; 17.94083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyTuchola
GminaTuchola
Population
470
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCTU

History

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Legbąd was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tuchola County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1942–1944, the Germans carried out expulsions of Poles, who were initially held in the Potulice concentration camp, and some were then deported to forced labour in Germany, while their farms were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 122, 135. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.