Świętno (Polish: [ˈɕfjɛntnɔ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolsztyn, within Wolsztyn County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Wolsztyn and 73 km (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań. The village was home to the Free State of Schwenten for seven months in 1919.
Świętno | |
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Village | |
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  Świętno | |
| Coordinates: 52°1′N 16°3′E / 52.017°N 16.050°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Wolsztyn |
| Gmina | Wolsztyn |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PWL |
History
editDuring the German evacuation from occupied Poland in the final stages of World War II, in January 1945, a German-perpetrated death march of Jewish women from a just dissolved subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in Sława passed through the village.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Toczewski, Andrzej (2017). "Filie obozów koncentracyjnych na Środkowym Nadodrzu". Ziemia Lubuska (in Polish). 3. Zielona Góra: 126. ISSN 2450-3355.
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