Zajączek, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Zajączek
Village
Zajączek
Coordinates: 53°47′26″N 18°28′11″E / 53.79056°N 18.46972°E / 53.79056; 18.46972
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyStarogard
GminaSkórcz
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGST

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

  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. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. pp. 153–154.