Podgaje, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Podgaje [pɔdˈɡajɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Okonek, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Okonek, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Złotów, and 119 km (74 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Podgaje
Village
Memorial to Polish POWs, victims of the German-perpetrated Podgaje massacre
Memorial to Polish POWs, victims of the German-perpetrated Podgaje massacre
Podgaje is located in Poland
Podgaje
Podgaje
Coordinates: 53°28′N 16°53′E / 53.467°N 16.883°E / 53.467; 16.883
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyZłotów
GminaOkonek
Population
370
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPZL
National roads

History

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The territory became a part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century. Following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies, it formed part of the Duchy of Pomerania until 1648, when it fell to Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it also formed part of Germany.

The village was a scene of Massacre in Podgaje in January 1945, when Waffen-SS troops murdered 160–210 of Polish Army prisoners-of-war.[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. ^ Fritz, Juergen; Anders, Edward (2012). "Mord dokonany na polskich jeńcach wojennych we wsi Podgaje (Flederborn) w lutym 1945 R". Europa Orientalis. Studia Z Dziejów Europy Wschodniej I Państw Bałtyckich (3): 157–188. doi:10.12775/EO.2012.009.