Dąbie is a town on the Ner River in central

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with 1,940 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in

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. It is located within the historic

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. Dabie is situated near several nature trails and is known locally for its scenic walking routes.

History

In the 10th century, the area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler

Mieszko I Mieszko I (; – 25 May 992) was Duchy of Poland (966–1025), Duke of Poland from 960 until his death in 992 and the founder of the first unified History of Poland, Polish state, the Civitas Schinesghe. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was t ...

. The town was first mentioned in 1232. Municipal status was granted in 1423. It was a royal town, administratively located in the Łęczyca County in the

Łęczyca Voivodeship Łęczyca Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from the 14th century until the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. It was part of Greater Poland Province, and its capital was in Łęczyca. The voivod ...

in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. Before

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, about 1,000 Jews lived in Dąbie. During the

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, they were confined to a

ghetto A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group are concentrated, especially as a result of political, social, legal, religious, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished than other ...

in summer of 1940. Some were sent to

forced labor 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, or violence, including death or other forms of ...

camps, but most were sent directly to

Chełmno extermination camp Chełmno, or Kulmhof, was the first of Nazi Germany's extermination camps and was situated north of Łódź, near the village of Chełmno nad Nerem. Following the invasion of Poland in 1939, Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany, Germany annexed ...

in December 1941 where they were gassed in specially adapted vans. Only a few Dąbie Jews survived the war. The Polish resistance was active in the town, and

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was distributed there.

Transport

Dąbie is located at the intersection of

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s 263 and 473, and the

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runs nearby, south of the town.

Gallery

MOs810 WG 55 2016 Pyzdry Forest III (Town Hall in Dabie nad Nerem).jpg, Town hall Dabie - pomnik.jpg, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Dąbie dom z XVII w 4148.JPG, Historic building at 1 Maja Street Dabie Kościół Ewangelicki 4153.JPG, Evangelical church

References

Cities and towns in Greater Poland Voivodeship Koło County Holocaust locations in Poland Populated riverside places in Poland {{Koło-geo-stub