Stogi, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Stogi
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:Malbork
Coordinates:54.0761°N 18.9753°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:430

Stogi 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-west of Malbork and 400NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is known for its historical Mennonite cemetery founded by Olędrzy, people of Dutch or German ancestry who settled Poland hundreds of years ago.

Before 1772, the area was part of the Kingdom of Poland, from 1772 to 1919 of Prussia and Germany, from 1920 to 1939 of the Free City of Danzig, and from September 1939 to February 1945 of Nazi Germany.

Former Mennonite village of Heubuden

In Stogi there is the oldest (1768) and one of the biggest Mennonite cemeteries of Poland.

See also

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.