Uniechów Explained

Uniechów
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Człuchów
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Debrzno
Coordinates:53.5978°N 17.1328°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:311

Uniechów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Debrzno, within Człuchów County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) north-west of Debrzno, 170NaN0 west of Człuchów, and 1310NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Uniechów was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Człuchów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2] During World War II the Germans operated a labor camp for 60 prisoners of war from the Stalag II-B prisoner-of-war camp in the village.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 81-82 (in Polish)
  3. Web site: Les Kommandos. Stalag IIB Hammerstein, Czarne en Pologne. 25 April 2020. fr.