Lasowice Wielkie, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Lasowice Wielkie, Opole Voivodeship.

Lasowice Wielkie
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Malbork
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Malbork
Coordinates:54.0894°N 19.0742°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:340

Lasowice Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malbork, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north-east of Malbork and 430NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

History

The village was part of the Kingdom of Poland until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, when it was annexed by Prussia. In 1871, it became part of Germany, then in 1920 of the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk). During World War II, in 1939, it was annexed by Germany, which established a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp. Dozens of Poles were subjected to forced labour there.[2] After Germany's defeat in the war, the village became again part of Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Book: Megargee, Geoffrey P.. 2009. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 1459. 978-0-253-35328-3.