Chwalibogowo (German 1939-1945 ''Dietrichsfelde'') is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Września
Gmina Września is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Września County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Września, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Poznań.
The gmin ...
, within
Września County,
Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central
Poland.
It lies approximately south-east of
Września and east of the regional capital
Poznań.
The oldest known mention of the village comes from 1335.
Chwalibogowo was a private village, owned by various
Polish nobles.
[ In the 19th century most of the populace adhered to the Catholic Church, with small Protestant and Jewish minorities.][ The last pre-war owner of the local palace was Polish Colonel .][ During the German occupation ( World War II), many inhabitants were killed in battles, and in 1942 one Polish resident was executed and eight were deported to ]forced labour
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...
camps for helping Russian soldiers, who were prisoners of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held Captivity, captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610.
Belligerents hold priso ...
according to German sources.[
The Chwalibogowo Palace is the main landmark of the village. There is also a train stop, an elementary school and a culture centre in the village.
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References
Villages in Września County
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