Wołuszewo

Wołuszewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Aleksandrów Kujawski, within Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia.

History

Wołuszewo was mentioned in documents in 1583. It had a population of 340 in 1827
During the German occupation of Poland, in October 1939–January 1940, the Germans murdered many Poles from the village in the nearby Odolion forest, and at about the same time they [Expulsion of Polish people|Poles by Nazi Germany|expelled] hundreds of Poles, who were either deported to the General Government or held as forced labour, while their farms were handed over to Germans as part of the Lebensraum policy.

Transport

The Polish north-south A1 motorway runs nearby, west of the village.

Cuisine

The officially protected traditional food originating from Wołuszewo is local butter, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland.