Szpęgawsk

Szpęgawsk [ˈʂpɛnɡafsk] (German: Spengawsken) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Starogard Gdański, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Starogard Gdański and 41 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 620.

Szpęgawsk
Village
Monument at the place of execution in Szpęgawsk Forest.
Szpęgawsk
Coordinates: 54°0′17″N 18°36′25″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyStarogard
GminaGmina Starogard Gdański
Population
 • Total620

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

During the Nazi occupation, around 5,000-7,000 Polish civilians were executed between September 1939 and January 1941 in the Forest of Szpęgawsk (Las Szpęgawski), most of them intellectuals and Jews from Pomerania.[2]

Notable people

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. pl:Zbrodnia w Lesie Szpęgawskim


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