Mełno is a village in the administrative district of
Gmina Gruta, within
Grudziądz County,
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.
History
The
Treaty of Melno was signed in the village in 1422. A monument commemorates the treaty.
During the
German occupation of Poland (
World War II), Mełno was one of the sites of executions of
Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...
, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the ''
Intelligenzaktion''.
Transport
There is a train station in the village.
References
Villages in Grudziądz County
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