Stara Kiszewa | |
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Village | |
Saint Martin Church | |
Coordinates: 53°59′24″N 18°10′9″E / 53.99000°N 18.16917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Kościerzyna |
Gmina | Stara Kiszewa |
Elevation | 117.5 m (385.5 ft) |
Population | 1,480 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Stara Kiszewa [ˈstara kiˈʂɛva] is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stara Kiszewa. [1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kościerzyna and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Stara Kiszewa 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), on November 19, 1939, the Germans murdered 12 Polish farmers from Stara Kiszewa in a massacre in the nearby village Nowy Wiec. [3] Poles were also subjected to expulsions, carried out in late 1939 and January 1940 and in 1942. [4]
Stara Kiszewa | |
---|---|
Village | |
Saint Martin Church | |
Coordinates: 53°59′24″N 18°10′9″E / 53.99000°N 18.16917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Kościerzyna |
Gmina | Stara Kiszewa |
Elevation | 117.5 m (385.5 ft) |
Population | 1,480 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Stara Kiszewa [ˈstara kiˈʂɛva] is a village in Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stara Kiszewa. [1] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Kościerzyna and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.
Stara Kiszewa 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), on November 19, 1939, the Germans murdered 12 Polish farmers from Stara Kiszewa in a massacre in the nearby village Nowy Wiec. [3] Poles were also subjected to expulsions, carried out in late 1939 and January 1940 and in 1942. [4]