Zajączek, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Zajączek | |
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Village | |
Zajączek | |
| Coordinates: 53°47′26″N 18°28′11″E / 53.79056°N 18.46972°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Starogard |
| Gmina | Skórcz |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | GST |
Zajączek [zaˈjɔnt͡ʂɛk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skórcz, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.
History
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local forest was the site of a massacre of around 100 Poles from Skórcz and various nearby villages, perpetrated by the German gendarmerie and Selbstschutz in 1939, as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]
References
- ^ "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).
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 153–154.