Iłowo-Osada

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History

Initially, the villages of Iłowo-Osada and Iłowo-Wieś formed one village, simply named Iłowo. It was divided only after 1945. In the late 19th century, the village had an almost entirely Polish population of 416.[1]

World War II

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Historic location of the Nazi German transit camp in Iłowo-Osada awaiting renovation

Following the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, Iłowo became the location of one of three sub-camps of the Soldau concentration camp in nearby Działdowo. The Iłowo transit camp existed in 1941–45. Prisoners were held at a brick building (pictured) and the adjacent barracks.[2]

Up to 2,000 Polish children 5-years-old and younger were among the prisoners as well as pregnant women-inmates awaiting birth (see also Kidnapping of children by Nazi Germany). The men, including Poles and the Soviets (following Operation Barbarossa), were kept there usually for several days only. Many children belonged to slave labourers already deported to the Third Reich. The children underwent selection for Germanization before being sent to German families. Among those who were not selected death rate was very high. There were no medicines in the camp and no doctors. The food and water were rationed. After giving birth women prisoners were sent back to work camps.[3][4]

In 1940 and 1942, the German gendarmerie and police also carried out expulsions of local Poles, whose houses and workshops were then handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[5]

Transport

There is a train station in the village.

Sports

The local football club is Polonia Iłowo. It competes in the lower leagues.

Notable residents

References

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  2. Obóz przejściowy w Iłowie (Transit camp in Iłowo) Template:Webarchive Info Poland.org 2010. Published by Urząd Gminy Iłowo-Osada.
  3. Iłowo: warto zobaczyć (Iłowo points of interest) Ilowo.wm.pl, 2010-09-27.
  4. Iłowo-Osada. Hitlerowski Obóz Przejściowy Soldau (KL) Polska Niezwykła: warmińsko-mazurskie. Przewodnik.
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