Piastowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Explained

Piastowo
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Elbląg
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Milejewo
Coordinates:54.2097°N 19.5083°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:90
Registration Plate:NEB
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Piastowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milejewo, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) west of Milejewo, 150NaN0 north-east of Elbląg, and 810NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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, within which it was administratively part of the province of East Prussia. During World War II, in 1944–1945, it was the location of a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp, in which the German Organisation Todt imprisoned over 5,000 women as forced labour.[2] Following Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village was reintegrated with Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Gliński. Mirosław. Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945). Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum. pl. 3. 172. 0137-5377.