Lasowice Wielkie, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lasowice Wielkie [lasɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malbork, within Malbork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Malbork and 43 km (27 mi) south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Lasowice Wielkie
Village
Saint Andrew church in Lasowice Wielkie
Saint Andrew church in Lasowice Wielkie
Lasowice Wielkie is located in Poland
Lasowice Wielkie
Lasowice Wielkie
Coordinates: 54°5′22″N 19°4′27″E / 54.08944°N 19.07417°E / 54.08944; 19.07417
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyMalbork
GminaMalbork
Population
 • Total340

History

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The village was part of the Kingdom of Poland until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, when it was annexed by Prussia. In 1871, it became part of Germany, then in 1920 of the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk). During World War II, in 1939, it was annexed by Germany, which established a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp. Dozens of Poles were subjected to forced labour there.[2] After Germany's defeat in the war, the village became again part of Poland.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P. (2009). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 1459. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.