Ugoszcz, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

Ugoszcz
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bytów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Studzienice
Coordinates:54.1225°N 17.5281°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:740
Registration Plate:GBY

Ugoszcz is a village in Gmina Studzienice, Bytów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 5km (03miles) south-east of Bytów and 760NaN0 south-west of Gdańsk (capital city of the Pomeranian Voivodeship).

History

In 1885, the village had a population of 717.[1]

In 1939, the Germans arrested local Polish activists and teachers, and expelled the local Polish organist.[2] [3]

From 1975 to 1998 the village was in Słupsk Voivodeship.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII. 1892. pl. Warsaw. 751.
  2. Cygański. Mirosław. 1984. Hitlerowskie prześladowania przywódców i aktywu Związków Polaków w Niemczech w latach 1939-1945. Przegląd Zachodni. pl. 4. 45–46, 49.
  3. Book: Wardzyńska, Maria. 2009. Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion. pl. Warsaw. IPN. 79.