Wiślinka

Wiślinka
Village
Aerial view of the mouth of the Śmiała Wisła River with Wiślinka at the bottom right of the picture
Wiślinka
Coordinates: 54°20′18″N 18°48′7″E / 54.33833°N 18.80194°E / 54.33833; 18.80194
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyGdańsk
GminaPruszcz Gdański
Population
939
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGDA
Voivodeship roads

Wiślinka [viˈɕlinka] (German: Wesselinken) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pruszcz Gdański, within Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

During World War II it was the location of a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp, in which the Germans imprisoned around 50 people as forced labour.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Gliński, Mirosław. "Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945)". Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum (in Polish). 3: 168. ISSN 0137-5377.