Potulice | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°7′N 17°41′E / 53.117°N 17.683°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
County | Nakło |
Gmina | Nakło nad Notecią |
Population | 2,100 |
Potulice [pɔtuˈlit͡sɛ] (German: Potulitz) (previously also Kantów) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nakło nad Notecią, within Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Nakło nad Notecią and 22 km (14 mi) west of Bydgoszcz. It is best known as the site of the World War II Potulice concentration camp, also known as Lebrechtsdorf.
The village has a population of 2,100.
Before 1793 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, 1794-1918 Prussia and Germany, annexed to Poland after the First World War.
Coordinates: 53°7′N 17°41′E / 53.117°N 17.683°E