Raciążek

Raciążek [raˈt͡ɕɔ̃ʐɛk] is a village in Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Raciążek. It lies 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Aleksandrów Kujawski and 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Toruń. It is located in the region of Kuyavia.

Raciążek
Village
Church of All Saints and St. Jerome, 16th century.
Raciążek
Coordinates: 52°52′N 18°49′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Aleksandrów
Gmina	Raciążek
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population
• Total	1,601
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	CAL

History

All Saints church circa 1916

Raciążek was a private church town, administratively located in the Inowrocław County in the Inowrocław Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.^[2]

According to the 1921 census, the town had a population of 1,146, entirely Polish by nationality, 97.6% Roman Catholic and 1.8% Lutheran by confession.^[3]

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Raciążek was occupied by Germany until 1945.