| Szymankowo | |
| 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: | Lichnowy |
| Coordinates: | 54.0731°N 18.9231°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 744 |
Szymankowo (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lichnowy, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south of Lichnowy, 90NaN0 north-west of Malbork, and 380NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Before 1772, the area was part of Kingdom of Poland. From 1772 to 1871, it belonged to the Prussia. From 1871 to 1919, it was a part of Germany. From 1920 to 1939, it belonged to Free City of Danzig. From 1939 to 1945, it was under Nazi Germany. In 1945, it was returned to Poland.
In interwar period, Szymankowo was in the territory of Free City of Danzig. Hours before the German invasion of Poland and World War II, on September 1, 1939, the Germans sent two trains with soldiers to capture bridges at Tczew, disguised as freight trains. Polish railroaders on Szymankowo station directed the first train to a blind track, halting the assault. In revenge, local Germans SA units murdered 23 Poles, including railmen, customs officers and their families, including one pregnant woman, at the local train station.[2]