Rataje, Piła County

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Rataje

| settlement_type = Village

| total_type =  

| image_skyline = MOs810 WG 2017 6 Krajna i Ziemia Zlotowska (221).jpg

| image_caption = Sanctuary in Górka Klasztorna

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Greater Poland

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Piła

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Łobżenica

| coordinates = {{coord|53|15|34|N|17|14|39|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:PL|display=title,inline}}

| pushpin_map = Poland

| timezone = CET

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| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

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Rataje {{IPAc-pl|r|a|'|t|a|j|e}} is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łobżenica, within Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.{{TERYT}}

The landmark Basilica and Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception of Mary and Monastery of the Missionaries of the Holy Family is located in Górka Klasztorna in the northern outskirts of the village. It is a Catholic pilgrimage site.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the monastery in Górka Klasztorna was the site of a massacre of over 120 Poles from nearby towns and villages, perpetrated by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.{{cite book|last=Wardzyńska|first=Maria|year=2009|title=Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion|language=pl|location=Warsaw|publisher=IPN|page=164}} The victims were either shot in the back of the head or shot with a machine gun while lying on the ground.

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{{Gmina Łobżenica}}

{{Massacres of Poles}}

Category:Villages in Piła County

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