Zelgoszcz, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Zelgoszcz [ˈzɛlɡɔʂt͡ʂ] (German: Zellgosch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubichowo, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Lubichowo, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański, and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kociewie in the historic region of Pomerania.
Zelgoszcz | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 53°50′1″N 18°25′48″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Starogard |
| Gmina | Lubichowo |
| Population | 906 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village has a population of 906.
Zelgoszcz 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 local Polish teachers in the Szpęgawski Forest (see Intelligenzaktion).[3]
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. 150 (in Polish)
