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For other places with the same name, see Mniszek.

Mniszek [ˈmniʂɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dragacz, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Dragacz, 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Świecie, 49 km (30 mi) north of Toruń, and 57 km (35 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz.

About 10,000 Polish civilians were murdered near Mniszek by the Germans during the World War II occupation of Poland (1939–1945). There is a memorial at the site.

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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