Borowo, Kartuzy County Explained

Borowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kartuzy
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Kartuzy
Coordinates:54.3189°N 18.2883°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:776
Registration Plate:GKA
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Borowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kartuzy, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) east of Kartuzy and 240NaN0 west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the occupiers operated a subcamp of the prison in Kartuzy in the village.[2] It was one of the places of imprisonment of Poles from nearby towns and villages who were arrested by the German gendarmerie, Einsatzkommando 16 and Selbstschutz during the Intelligenzaktion in 1939, before their executions in the nearby Kaliska forest.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 154.