Rywałd, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Rywałd [ˈrɨvau̯t] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radzyń Chełmiński, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Radzyń Chełmiński, 22 km (14 mi) south-east of Grudziądz, and 48 km (30 mi) north-east of Toruń.

Rywałd
Village
Baroque Church and monastery of the Capuchins from the 18th century
Baroque Church and monastery of the Capuchins from the 18th century
Rywałd is located in Poland
Rywałd
Rywałd
Coordinates: 53°22′51″N 19°1′55″E / 53.38083°N 19.03194°E / 53.38083; 19.03194
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGrudziądz
GminaRadzyń Chełmiński
Population
420
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), several Poles from Rywałd, Radzyń Chełmiński and other nearby settlements were imprisoned in the local monastery, before being massacred in the nearby village of Stara Ruda.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warsaw, 2009, p. 173 (in Polish)