Dusocin
Dusocin [duˈsɔt͡ɕin] (German: Schöntal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grudziądz, within Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Grudziądz and 64 km (40 mi) north of Toruń.
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| Coordinates: 53°35′N 18°52′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Grudziądz County |
| Gmina | Gmina Grudziądz |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1939, some Polish farmers from Dusocin were murdered by the Germans in the Białochowo massacre in the nearby village of Białochowo (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]
Notable residents
- Ludwik Rydygier (1850–1920), renown Polish surgeon and professor of medicine
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 172 (in Polish)
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