Zblewo
Zblewo [ˈzblɛvɔ] (German: Hochstüblau) is a village in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Zblewo.[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Starogard Gdański and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.
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Village | |
 Saint Michael Archangel church in Zblewo | |
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| Coordinates: 53°56′5″N 18°19′46″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Starogard |
| Gmina | Zblewo |
| Highest elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population | 3,263 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village has a population of 3,263.
History
Zblewo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1939, the Germans murdered several Poles from Zblewo, including a local priest, along with Poles from other villages in large massacres in the Szpęgawski Forest (see Intelligenzaktion).[3]
Notable people
- Józef Wrycza (1884–1961), Polish Catholic priest, pro-independence activist, member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II
- Hanna Polk (1963–2019), Polish actress
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 113 (in Polish)
- Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 149-150 (in Polish)