Gostomie [ɡɔsˈtɔmjɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Kościerzyna and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

Gostomie
Village
Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Gostomie
Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Gostomie
Gostomie is located in Poland
Gostomie
Gostomie
Coordinates: 54°10′55″N 17°52′17″E / 54.18194°N 17.87139°E / 54.18194; 17.87139
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKościerzyna
GminaKościerzyna
Population
191
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGKS

History

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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Gostomie was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 40.