Królewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Królewo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Malbork
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stare Pole
Coordinates:54.0414°N 19.1414°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GMB
Population Total:382

Królewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Pole, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) west of Stare Pole, 80NaN0 east of Malbork, and 490NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

History

The village was part of Poland until 1772, when it was annexed by Prussia in the First Partition of Poland, from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany. During World War II, the Germans established and operated a forced labour subcamp of the German military prison in Grudziądz in German-occupied Poland.[2] After Germany's defeat in the war in 1945 the village was restored to Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Jan Daniluk, Wykorzystanie siły roboczej jeńców wojennych w XX Okręgu Wojskowym w latach II wojny światowej (zarys problemu), "Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny" Tom 35, Opole, 2012, p. 28 (in Polish)