Mestwinowo Explained

Mestwinowo
Settlement Type:Settlement
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kościerzyna
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Liniewo
Coordinates:54.0494°N 18.3097°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:10
Area Code Type:Number Zone
Area Code:(+48) 58
Registration Plate:GKS

Mestwinowo is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Liniewo, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7km (04miles) south-east of Liniewo, 230NaN0 east of Kościerzyna, and 420NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in October 1939, the SS and Selbstschutz murdered 46 Polish farmers from Jaroszewy in the village, after they were previously deceitfully gathered for a formal meeting in their home village.[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. 154–155.