Gwiździny, Nowe Miasto County

Gwiździny [ɡvʲiʑˈd͡ʑinɨ] (German: Quesendorf)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Mszanowo (the gmina seat), 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and 71 km (44 mi) south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.

For other places with the same name, see Gwiździny (disambiguation).
Gwiździny
Village
Gwiździny
Coordinates: 53°23′42″N 19°39′8″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
CountyNowe Miasto
GminaNowe Miasto Lubawskie
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)

During the Second World War it was the site of the Gwisdyn subcamp of the Nazi Stutthof concentration camp.

References
  1. "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-11-11.
  2. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.



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